Vogue and Bazaar Don't Care About Women and their Fashion Over Fifty

Originally, I was not going to post this article because I thought there would be plenty more issues to critique. However, today I picked up the new November Bazaar and they have not even included fashion for women in their 60's and 70's. How many wealthy people do you know in their 20's, 30's and 40's? Why aren't they marketing to the people who can afford the clothes? It makes me SO mad that our culture is so DAMN youth oriented. So, now I will post the past unpublished articles to prove a point that it saddens me to make.


This is the August 2013 issue of Bazaar and their suggestions for women in their 60's and 70's. First, the dress by Bottega Veneta is so unflattering, even on this six foot gorgeous model. Whoever chose this was subconsciously thinking of their great grandmother. The Preen dress is so busy, one would have to be very thin to get away with it. So I guess if you are gonna get old, you better be skinny.  Do you think they could have put a little more effort into finding a more flattering photo of Diane Von Furstenberg? She is so much more attractive than this, I would be upset if I were her. Finally, that shoe is crazy.  It must be at least five inches high.  With age, at least comes wisdom. No one that age is stupid enough to wear this shoe, and it isn't even that attractive


The outfit for the 70 year old woman isn't horrible.  The shirt is a little too see through and the pants are too baggy, but the monochromatic white is becoming on almost any age, and very classic. I cant tell what that white 'flowy' thing is in back, but that is totally inappropriate and MUST go.  I don't think I even have to comment on the Gladiator platforms.  A hip replacement waiting to happen. The Alexander Wang shirt recommended is way too bulky. Too many layers for an older woman unless she started out very tall.

If you scroll down past this fiasco of a page, you can see something I found out of a catalog that took me five minutes to find.  This Celine outfit is beautiful, classic and so appropriate for any age.  If I can find this so quickly, what are the editors at Bazaar really doing?  Maybe it's because nobody over 50 even works there!!!    

August 2013, BAZAAR

August 2013, BAZAAR