<p>My Capris hit just below the knee and I love them. No stretch pants for me, however…even though I’m slim I just don’t think they are meant for women my age. I like pants with cargo-style trim–pockets, zippers, mysterious loops. :)</p>
<p>Here’s an article in today’s NYTimes called, “The Audacity of Age”. Inspirational, especially for this thread. [Ari</a> Seth Cohen’s Portraits of Older Women - NYTimes.com](<a href=“Ari Seth Cohen's Portraits of Older Women - The New York Times”>Ari Seth Cohen's Portraits of Older Women - The New York Times)</p>
<p>Hey, we’re not that old!!</p>
<p>Just got these: [Women’s</a> Fit 1 Pincord Slim Crop Pants from Lands’ End](<a href=“http://www.landsend.com/pp/womens-fit-1-pincord-slim-crop-pants~234850_48.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::HQS&CM_MERCH=IDX_women-_-pants-crops-shorts&origin=index]Women’s”>http://www.landsend.com/pp/womens-fit-1-pincord-slim-crop-pants~234850_48.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::HQS&CM_MERCH=IDX_women-_-pants-crops-shorts&origin=index) Probably closer to bad capris than good ones!</p>
<p>I prefer cropped - just above or at the ankle and a slim fit - so no flare. They look good with flats or a heel (though I don’t wear heels!) My secret is to buy the cropped slim fit - meant to almost be leggings (not quite) and then I buy one size bigger than normal so they are not leggings tight, just a perfect balance between fitted and not fitted. </p>
<p>Kohl’s has a Vera Wang line that fits me well and Ann Taylor Loft has a line - modern slim fit I think they are called.</p>
<p>Anything above the ankle makes me look short, and I am short already. With cropped pants, they need to be slim fit.</p>
<p>I see a lot of 50-something women in capris that hit mid-calf and that are wide at the cuff. My mom has loved them for years. I see them often in seersucker when I’m in the Southwest or parts of CA. They have a cute vibe but I rarely think they flatter. The leggy models with the close-fitting trousers to just below the knee? Divine. But not many could carry it off, I think.</p>
<p>The past few days I’ve had bad seasonal allergies and look awful - swollen eyes, red nose and just generally yuck. I think the best way to look good in your fifties is to feel physically healthy. No real insight there. We all get that one!</p>
<p>"Anything above the ankle makes me look short, and I am short already. With cropped pants, they need to be slim fit. "</p>
<p>Ditto. I just bought a great pair of white Joe’s that are perfect. </p>
<p>Two weeks removed from my second sublative rejuvination treatment and I see a huge improvement and others have noticed, too. 
Final treatment is a week from today. It’s been very uncomfortable for the first week after treatment but well worth it, imo.</p>
<p>What does the sublative rejuvenation do for you?</p>
<p>Sublative rejuvenation sounds like a verb form in Latin.</p>
<p>cbreeze - it uses radio waves sent through a tip of a laser beneath the skin to the dermis and supposedly rejuvenates the collagen. Most laser treatments for the face only treat the surface skin (epidermis)</p>
<p>According to my dermatologist (who is also a Clinical Professor of Derm at NYU Medical) it takes 3 to 6 months after the treatment ends to see the full result.</p>
<p>My super-duper rejuvenation treatment is eight hours of sleep.</p>
<p>Agree, sewhappy. It is a luxury in my house, unfortunately, but once in a while I treat myself to a nice rejuvenation package. :)</p>
<p>Forgive me if this was covered earlier in the thread - I recently heard Anna Quindlen interviewed by Terry Gross and during a little aside discussion it came out that Anna does botox. Her explanation was that she was looking angry even when she wasn’t. THAT very reason is why I am going to talk with the dermatologist about botox for the squint line(s) between my eyes when I go in for my next skin check. The squint is starting to make me look perpetually annoyed and I don’t want the interactions that I have to be affected by people thinking I am in a bad mood. Though I suspect the doctor is also going to want to go after my smokers mouth (which I have been told may have been caused by being an avid whistler…Really!) I am going to leave it with getting rid of the scowl line. </p>
<p>A few decades ago I was a cute young girl with that glorious waist length hair so popular in the 70’s. On my best days I am now a pleasant looking 58 year old (who needs to ditch the scowl). I am content with that. I look my best when life is settled, I get a little exercise and a decent night’s sleep. A solid chunk of sleep has been a challenge lately. I am working on it.</p>
<p>Whistling causes wrinkles. That is good to know. I think my smoker’s lines are from smiling.</p>
<p>Can’t believe there’s women over 50 ITT.</p>
<p>I love my squint line(just one I think) between my eyes. It’s my trade mark. Not sure if I look angry or just reserved.</p>
<p>I have two vertical lines between my eyebrows. They do not make me look angry! They look like two vertical lines between my eyebrows. I earned them. I’m 54. </p>
<p>Come on, Friends, let’s stop saying your lines make you look angry. They make you look no longer young. Accept it. The botox will kind of work but the preternatural calmness of your face is a giveaway. It’s your choice. But the whole “angry” thing is, imo, a copout.</p>
<p>I have been asked what I am upset about, and I realized it was just the way my face is if I’m not actively smiling. Not good to hear.</p>
<p>And your face will be peternaturally calm only if you also have botox on ALL your lines, and/or a face lift. I hate that look on older movie stars, by the way.</p>
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<p>That is your opinion and perhaps with some people it is true. I am going with what I see in the mirror and confirmed by my 27 y.o., who as a general rule thinks that all of these enhancements are crazy.</p>