Instagram is so chockas full of #styleinspo for us millennials, ranging from the dusty pinks and strong ~looks~ to the carefully-curated monochrome accounts that you can’t help but wonder how exactly they manage to make everything look so god damn perfect.
Believe you me, I’ve spent hours and hours lying in my bed getting wicked inspired to try and make my life look a bit more together after scrolling through insta.
But let me tell you, that feel of “wow I absolutely do not have my shit together” doesn’t stop when you grow up, and yep there’s a whole bunch of really fkn stylish mature folks out there. 50+ and full of steez.
Sorry to make you want to throw out your entire wardrobe and start again from scratch, but these accounts have made me want to do that so I make sure I grow up to be the most on-point old woman ever.
Iris Apfel is a business powerhouse, fashion icon, and all-round 10/10 woman. Her and her late husband, Carl Apfel, ran a textiles and interior restoration biz together, and helped to redesign interiors in the White House for several presidents, including John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton.
At 95, Iris’ many years of collecting stylish items from across the world has culminated in some serious looks.
Oh and here she is giving the ol’ one-two to Tom Brady, so there’s that.
Now this next guy, he’s so cool that it makes me genuinely furious and whispering “pls be my grandad” at the same time.
Günther Krabbenhöft is potentially the most fun and stylish older dude on Insta. Every one of his looks ties in bold blocks of colour with a lot of great patterns, and a very sharp hat.
And the man bloody loves a good boogie. He seems like a genuinely happy bloke. Imagine him being your pa. IMAGINE.
Celia Santos Mora has the online sartorial aesthetics down pat. Every single one of her posts makes me wanna stand on the fkn roof of the office building and scream into the void.
Cynthia Pastor is a designer from California and knows how to absolutely destroy everything in a pussy-bow one piece. What the actual heck.
Carole Garber (or Yellowgarb) is so fkn extra, it’s amazing. With her hair a bright shock of fluoro yellow hair and huge smile that reminds me of that one relative that always tells kinda cheeky stories and always wink at you to let you know you’re in on the joke, Carole’s got her Online Brand on lock.
Marek Olech legitimately has more swag than half of the people I know. I am impossibly furious – mostly because he has a purple Adidas tracksuit set and I do not.
Sue Kreitzman is like that one nan who has clearly stopped caring about what other people think of her clothes and just wears the loudest, most outlandish shit ever. It’s all I can ever aspire to be.
Also I hope to still be throwing down a solid lift selfie when I’m her age. Would you just bloody LOOK at her?
These are some serious long-term fashion goals, folks. We can only hope we grow old to having impeccable style, beautifully-curated social media presences (with a healthy following), and a pretty decent grasp on modern technology.
Until then, go burn all your clothes and start again.
Photo: Instagram / @sin60style.
