Don't Tell Me My Business, Devil Woman

Okay...so I came across this article not long ago and at first I was all "Oh, no! Let me run to my closet and make sure I've thrown out all my glitter pants!". Ok, not really. But it got me thinking about why this woman decided to write this particular article. Not "Things you might want to reconsider after thirty" or maybe putting a list of things you should wear. No, instead someone decided to take certain articles of clothing and ban them to women who have metamorphosed into old crones the day after the great and destructive 3-0 birthday. 
Here is the list of over thirty commandments. Thou Shalt Not Wear:

1. Scrunchies
2. Abercrombie & Fitch
3. Platform flip flops
4. Glitter eyeshadow
5. Cheap bras
6. Old sneakers
7. Booty shorts
8. American Eagle
9. Crop tops
10. Overalls
11. Mini skirts
12. Short dresses
13. Tube tops
14. Furry anything
15. Furry boots
16. Hoop earrings
17. Non-matching socks
18. Oversized sunglasses
19. Sparkly pants, unless it’s New Year’s Eve
20. Leopard print

Okay, I'm going to argue here that 1-5, 7, 9, 11-13 are no-go's for everyone...seriously. Booty shorts? Uh, no. Crop tops? Yuck. If your argument is because you think that once you turn thirty  you somehow  turn flabby overnight, well then that's a load of BS.  I don't think it's wise to tell a group of people what they can and cannot wear. 

Old Sneakers AND hoops earrings

Your clothes, your style...it's part of your identity and to tell someone that just because they've reached a certain age means that they should change a part of who they are, is ridiculous. IF they want to use that time to reinvent themselves, then more power to them...but that's not up to some twenty-something to decide. I'm tired of hipsters thinking they know more than people who are older than them...like somehow the generations that came before them are unenlightened or even, dare I say...stupid. That we need a twenty year old to inform us when we look ridiculous. Here's a little hint: we don't care what you think. 

Most of us are aware of what we should or shouldn't wear based on our body types and what we feel comfortable in. Those who don't have a clue now didn't have a clue when they were twenty, either...it's not the age...it's the person.

Here are some samples of the things that were banned by the above article that prove women over thirty actually can wear them.

After 30 by babyruth30 featuring a lace top

Meadow Rue lace top
anthropologie.com

Paige Denim stretch jeans
$170 - avenue32.com