Get Your Over-50 Women’s Fashion Uniform Ready TO Wear For Spring!

5 min readApr 5, 2023

Spring fashion uniform ideas, style over 50, 5-minute style

For My Over-50 Female Friends Who Want a Fashion “Uniform”

Maybe you know the phrase better as “Capsule Wardrobe”.
OR
“No one puts Baby in a corner!” while you wander both sides of the style closet with ease, but also want to add some flair on special occasions. {I see you, Tracey😉}

Today, I wanna help the Tracey’s with a spring refresh!

Do you want a go-to, neatly-stacked pile of clothes to mix-n-match with infinitesimal or ZERO dressing effort? I dub thee “The Uniform” — or “Easy Button”

It’s early February, and with that fluffy, powder-like stuff on the ground, we’re all dreaming of an early spring. Next week works into my schedule — you?

In the hopes that Mother Nature grants our wish, let’s start scavenging through the closet to get ready for warmer days, my over-50 fashion fiend!

Hit that Easy Button and gather up these fashion pieces from your closet, or use my links to refresh your closet.

7 Pieces to Build Your Spring Fashion Uniform

1/ Jeans

Rotate two to four different styles. The trend watchers will tell us a jean style isn’t in vogue anymore, but they’re jeans, wear any style you want! {Hey Felicia, you can stop telling me to ditch my skinny jeans now}.

When you have a variety of jean colors and styles, you can match ’em up with everything for a “trendy”, fresh look that no one will guess is your ‘uniform look’::

Baggy jeans {ripped | no rips jogger } are popping back in the style rotation this spring
Straight blue jeans are always an easy pick
Dark denim flared jeans {fun for dress-up date night / gal pal nights}
Skinny jeans {KUT skinny jeans put a bit of stretch + made in petite sizes {short legs unite!}
Black denim {I love my Levi 721 style}
White denim {That “rule” of not wearing white past Labor Day isn’t happening ever again!}

2/ White Shirts

If you love something, set it free buy a lot of them, especially if they’re white. Same rule applies for the white denim…get extra. Crisp white quickly turns sour-milk-white {and sometimes wine-spill white}.

There’s nothing more drab than a white shirt that has fallen into the color range of chicken broth. {No matter how much you love it — it’s time to repurpose it in the dust-rag pile.}

You can spend the whole of your existence adding white shirts to your closet and still not have every style {plain, ruffles, stiff collar, butterfly collar, pleated, tux, linen, short tee, long tee…}

Get white shirts into your closet.

White long sleeve shirt — on budget — loose-fitting
A Poplin White — one — tux look two
A Linen White {not great for a no-ironing person, but the texture linen gives is 💋}
Button-up short-sleeve white
My favorite short-sleeve crew neck — this one too — long-sleeve tee

3/ Black Blazer

They never go out of style. Yes, you’ll see different styles of black blazers {oversized and cropped are strutting down the runway right now} but last I checked, the Fashion Police don’t actually exist, so a black blazer is a black blazer.

I bought my black blazer 92 years ago. Invest in quality for this piece and it’ll last longer than you do {it’s in my will for E}.

Longer wool version

4/ White {or your favorite color} Blazer

North pole opposite of your black blazer…all the white, all year long. Or pick your favorite color pick your favorite LIGHTER color. Keep your uniform simple — that means a dark blazer {black} and a white, light, or bright blazer.

Here are a few ideas to get you thinking::

Bright Pink Blazer
Short white tweed knit blazer
Want to test out a blazer style — Try this savvy one on for looks {comes in bazillion +2 more colors}

5/ Maxi Skirt

Floor length or at the ankle, this skirt style is perfection in your uniform closet. This style will give you multiple looks + gets you out of your pants.

There’s so much maxi love, it has its own Maxi Skirt Blog Post. Dress this piece up, keep it casual, or make it über-casual and lounge on the patio in it with flip-flops and a tee.

6/ Shoes — Best way to Decorate Your Feet

{along with nail polish in those flip-flops}

Have one pair of each in your closet, and you’ll be well-outfitted for any occasion to fancy up or casual down your outfit.

Sneakers

Casual Comfort :: Veja Sneakers come in all colors to match your favorite pieces
Platform for my short friends :: I’m sitting by the door until these cuties arrive
Or go sneaker classic in the Balance

Flats / Mules

These two are interchangeable in my shoe-niverse

Mule option 1 in cream or black
Suede option 2 {the dotted rubber sole has that squishy comfort you’ll love}
Flats in every color to fit your preference

Loafers

Lighter side loafer with a platform lift
My personal fav in navy suede
My Dream black loafer {or you can find a savvy lookalike}

Heels

Black is always the new black, and the color of heels to have in your closet for any dress emergency.

Are you a low block heel?
High block heel?
Skinny heel and savvy friendly?

Boots

Chelsea Boot Style {leggings, jeans, or maxi skirt}
Modest Heeled Bootie {jeans, leggings, pants, maxi}
Ankle boot to pick your favorite color {black, chestnut, khaki, cream…} {jeans, leggings}
Low heel basic {jeans, pants}

7/ Accessories

Here’s the REAL MAGIC to the uniform look.

And for women over 50, 40, 30, 20, it’s your accessories that you pair your clothes with to give you a new look.

No one will guess you take 5-minutes-a-morning to put together your outfit when you shuffle up your silver necklace, gold necklace, scarf, sunglasses, or ball cap.

Capsule wardrobes were the hot trend for awhile. Your uniform is an alliteration of that –only simpler!