Most Russian women believe that in adulthood, you need to cover your knees, neckline and switch to a more elegant style. But their foreign peers do not always agree with them. Many show a rather bold style of dress, and one of them is American Rita Griffin, who runs a fashion blog dedicated to style after 50 years.
Rita lives in South Florida, so it is not surprising that she chooses bright colors, is not shy about short skirts and shorts. She also adores prints - both floral and animalistic. Her wardrobe has faux leather, beautiful voluminous blouses that she pairs with bold pants and skirts. However, let's take a closer look at the 10 indispensable components of her style.
1. Bright dresses with prints and ruffles
Rita loves dresses with small prints, tropical, graphic and floral designs. Such patterns look great in open summer sundresses, sheath dresses, cocktail dresses, as well as summer dresses with bare shoulders.
They say that shuttlecocks are out of fashion, but who cares what happens to trends if someone likes them. In the images of Rita, flounces are constantly present both in miniature performance and in the most exuberant interpretation, giving the clothes volume and architectural outlines.
2. Accent blouses
When in the mood for dresses, Rita wears blouses with skirts and pants. And if the lower part can be the simplest, sleekest and most minimalistic, then it spares no means of fashion expressiveness to create an impressive upper. She wears blouses with open shoulders, with sleeves "lanterns" and "butterflies", with soft flounces, tops with short sleeves, as well as printed tunics, bow blouses and asymmetrical one-shoulder blouses.
3. Long Sleeve Short Dresses
Long-sleeved mini dresses are reminiscent of the 80s style, which in a playful floral interpretation does not look outdated at all. Rita, judging by the number of such images, adores this style. She has a variety of modern short dresses that open her knees but completely cover her arms. Such models are good both for going out and for everyday wear, when they do not allow them to burn their shoulders on a hot sunny day.
4. Skinny jeans
If the legs allow, and there are no complexes, then no one will forbid wearing skinny even women after 50 years. Rita skinny is very respected and often shows off trousers and jeans that fit the figure tightly.
We are used to seeing such models on teenage girls, but bold bloggers destroy style and age stereotypes. Skinny Rita pairs with both basic and the aforementioned accent blouses that draw attention to themselves, helping to create a catchy yet balanced outfit.
5. Leather pants, skirts and dresses
Some will say that it is crazy to wear artificial leather in hot climates and year-round summers. But the weather is different, as well as the mood. Sometimes Rita has a desire to dress up in leather trousers, which can be either tight-fitting or loose culottes of a rigid silhouette. She also wears leather dresses, skirts and even blouses, paired with sleek tops that don't overwhelm the look.
6. Blouses and dresses that open the neckline
There is an opinion that after about 50 years of age in women becomes obvious due to the "faded" decollete area with pronounced dryness and wrinkles. But for Rita, apparently, this is not a problem, so she wears both sundresses with thin straps and dresses with deep V-neck, and blouses with open shoulders, completely and completely drawing attention to this zone.
7. Short shorts
Many women, even at a young age, refuse to wear things that open their legs. Rita's images are not limited to short dresses: although not often, she shows off outfits with shorts and short skirts that suit her very well and do not look vulgar at all, even if they do not have a restrained minimalistic design.
8. Leopard print
Animal designs will not look aggressive if cleverly balanced with other colors and details. Or if the print itself is presented in a calm color scheme and a moderately expressive design solution. On Rita, the leopard print does not look defiant at all, but rather calm and not at all predatory.
9. Basic white shirt
All of the above items, including accent pieces, leopard print, vibrant colors and prints, mini and skinny is all, of course, a manifestation of courage, individuality and sometimes the desire to turn Attention. But a woman also needs a calm base to which she can turn to create a neutral, balanced image. In Rita's wardrobe, this is a simple white shirt, which she intelligently pairs with bright skirts, tight-fitting trousers, and other options for a more creative bottom.
10. Knee-high boots
High boots have long ceased to be a purely practical shoe element, having come to us from the depths of the Middle Ages and settled not only in a demi-season wardrobe. Today, women wear high boots in any weather, skillfully fitting them into their everyday look. Rita is often shown in boots that complement her favorite jeans and skinny pants, leveling the effect of their tight-fitting.
Rita's Instagram: @ritamariagriffin
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