PEOPLE HAD CRITICISED 76-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER, WHEN SHE HAD POSTED HER OUTFIT
An influencer, who is 76 years old, Candace Cima received backlash from the social media as she had posted a picture with her sleeveless dress.
“It’s not the first time this has happened, but this one surprised me,” she had said to TODAY.
“People have such outdated notions about age-appropriate fashion, and that needs to change.”
Cima has 11 grandchildren. Her picture with sleeveless dress went viral, as she received comments like,
“The sweater on, not a fan of the dress,
“Great color and style; however, you must wear the sweater over it. The dress is not attractive on you without the sweater over it.”
“Not suitable for the arms after a certain age,”
“No, it’s too young for you. No disrespect.”
“Looks much better with the top on. It is not flattering on an older body otherwise,”
“No, older women should not wear form-fitting dresses like that. It shows off a sagging butt. Looser fitting would be much better. You’re very attractive but that dress is not for a sagging body or skin.”
“For the sake of men who have to see you in public, know what dresses compliment you and which ones don’t. Body-hugging form-fitting dresses on a woman over… 50, is not visually appealing in any form.”
“Not flattering at all. Would never wear alone. Too old to be showing all that skin,”
Cima had stated, “It’s perfectly appropriate to have wrinkled skin at 76, and I’m not ashamed of it,”
“Sometimes I want to respond, ‘Should I cover my face too, because I have wrinkles there?’”
Cima had started her fashion blog back in 2019, as she felt that an older woman should be in the area too.
“I saw an opportunity to talk about how to dress as you get older. Women have been conditioned to think they need to cover up because that’s what their mothers and grandmothers did.”
“We need to shift the way we think about age. We don’t need to adhere to these old ideas in a modern world.”
“Aging is great. Everything you have learned your entire life is now there for you. You are now the wisest that you are ever going to be. Embrace it and be proud.” she had concluded.
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