Flat or Foobies for job interviews?

Wow, barbe, that's a whole different take on "old lady butt" there. Kind of depressing because I must admit that I have always favored a tucked-in top (I am not a fan of the current "relaxed" fashions which to me all look like cheap rags made in some foreign sweatshop... which in all likelihood most of them are, unfortunately) and hope that one day soon the tailored look comes back in style. Including shaped blazers instead of the boxy shapeless jackets that seem to populate the stores recently.



As for pants, I plead guilty to owning a number of summer capris with drawstring or elastic waists. Pants shopping has always been a nightmare for me, second only to shoe shopping (aka Shopping Hell). I have the impossible combination of a small flattish downsloping butt, a waistline 7" smaller than my hips, and a long "rise" from crotch to waist. It's that long rise that's a killer, because in order for pants to not "cut" into that rather delicate area ;-) they have to be a size that at worst literally falls off my hips, or at best leaves a gap in the back of the waistband large enough to drive a truck through. The current low-rise styles (NOBODY currently makes a pair of pants that sit on the natural waist which is now considered "high rise") are the worst because there is almost nothing for them to "sit" on and as I said before, I think tops that are not tucked in (even if it's just a tank with something worn over it) look sloppy. (yes I still hear my mom's voice echoing down the years: "Tuck your shirt in!" LOL)



I won't wear long pants with elastic or drawstring waists but I do wear the lightweight cotton summer capris along with a shirt that is either tucked in OR if a button-front, with the front ends left loose and tied in front like a halter top. The other issue with the lower rise pants is that I refuse to wear anything that exposes the bellybutton. That's a great look for someone younger but IMHO for someone clearly in their 60s it's ridiculous.;-) And because I don't have much hips, anything even medium rise falls below the bellybutton on me.



Lena, that Youtube video had me ROTFL! Really really funny. That book I linked to is right along the same lines. :-) (but sorry, no Depends yet, LOL)



Btw, I still have not joined AARP and until they can give me a truly whopping discount on my car or homeowners insurance (which they can't) I don't intend to ever join either. ;-)



Seriously though, I think our perceptions of aging have a lot to do with our earlier experiences, as you say. I never had the experience of caring for an older or infirm person (my parents both died suddenly while in their 70s and were in good health up to that point) and so really haven't seen that aspect of it firsthand. My grandmother lived to age 90 and other than not driving (due to cataracts) after age 80, lived independently in her own apartment. So did my aunt in England; lived alone, self sufficiently, in her own cottage until age 98. I have a dear friend who is now a widow and lives on the West Coast, again on her own after her husband died 7 years ago; she is 87 and still travels and handles everything herself. An 88 year old cousin who still races his sailboat up in Massachusetts. And just this weekend I met someone who is 82 and really made me feel totally inadequate because he was in the midst of building an outdoor barbecue, takes care of over an acre of gardens and lawn all by himself, maintains a 3000 sq ft house all by himself, and cooks gourmet meals for his daughter and granddaughter who spend weekends with him. I look at these people and see no reason why I shouldn't be doing the same at that age as well. :-)