Few demographic groups dress in such a clearly recognizable style as seniors. Taste in clothing converges with age. It seems our wardrobes head toward a point that is smooth and beige-colored. Blue jeans, red dresses, white tank tops, and bright green hoodies are replaced after seventy with shades of khaki, salmon, and gray. Senior clothing also avoids ornamentation and complex cuts. Not only are colors understated, but clothing cuts are also streamlined. A group of seniors looks like a pack of worn pastel crayons.
Seniors have good reason to dress this way. Smoothness evens out what can no longer be smoothed otherwise. Faded colors retouch age spots and streamlined cuts even out wrinkles. And what does this mean for you, who don’t yet have completely wrinkled skin? If you have to go to work with a hangover the day after a company party, put on a blazer for once.