The $25 style update we're obsessed with.
Your weekly dose of style inspo: the affordable shirt our lifestyle team snapped up, Holly Wainwright on fashion after 50, and how to wear the colour of the season.
Models in their 60s and beyond are hitting the runways, ‘mature’ influencers are all over our feeds, and Nicole Kidman and Demi Moore are the best-dressed stars on every red carpet.
Mid-life style is having a moment. And nobody is crushing their “mid” era quite like podcast host and bestselling author Holly Wainwright.
Holly joins Leigh Campbell on Nothing To Wear this week to talk about her style evolution after 50 — from embracing a “slightly boho vibe” to channelling Sylvie from Emily in Paris.
The host of Mid also shares her go-to pieces, including the jeans she bought in multiple colours. Listen below.
Boujie and Budget.
Leigh is eyeing off a pair of leather loafers for Autumn, while Holly’s lusting over this dramatic sequinned maxi.
Shop their picks.
Clockwise from top left: Leigh’s boujie: Tony Bianco Gatsby Vanilla Venice $219.95, and budget: M&S Quilted Shoulder Bag $99.99. Holly’s boujie: Vivaia Pointed-Toe Slingback Sandals $228, and Rixo Coco sequined maxi dress $755, and budget: Just Jeans Originals Seam Front Short $79.95.
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Style steal: The $25 oxford shirt our entire lifestyle team snapped up.
Several Mamamia staff have now got our hands on this $25 oversized shirt, which comes in two chic colours. It’s bang on trend, the perfect transeasonal layering piece, and costs less than a fancy salad. Shop the bargain buy, plus lots more oxford shirts for every budget, below.
More affordable finds this week:
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Trending… fine wine.
Merlot, claret, shiraz — whatever red wine you’re into, make sure you add a splash of it to your wardrobe this season.
Burgundy is one of those colours anyone can wear, whether you go for a full tonal look or a single sleek accessory. And while the shade is definitely “in” for autumn, it’s not going to date quickly like other trendy tones (hi, brat green.)
Shop the trend.
L-R: NA-KD Mid Waist Maxi Satin Skirt, $85.95, Billini Clara Shoulder Bag, $79.95, Glassons High Neck Ruched Mesh Tank, $29.99.
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