Instead go for staples in warmer neutrals like soft grey, navy blue, brown and camel. 2) Neutrals are your new friendīlack can be a harsh colour on paler, more mature skin. If you want to wear a T-shirt, look for ones with baseball-style raglan sleeves (a seam that runs from under the arm to the collar) that will broaden your chest and back. Try to wear more button-downs and polo shirts that, thanks to their seams, will both define your shoulders and make your arms look bigger (go for polos with tighter arm holes and roll up shirt sleeves to bulk up your biceps). With that in mind, look for casual clothes that are going to give your body that extra bit of structure. Unless you plan on spending every waking hour in the gym, it's time to accept the fact that you're probably going to get a little softer around the middle.
How to dress in your 60s: six golden rules 1) Look for structure
He expresses himself in his more casual moments and dresses to the occasion when it matters most. However, get Daniel Day Lewis on the red carpet and he will look as sharp as ever in a black or dark blue tuxedo and his ruffled silver hair. He plays around with double denim, lopsided farmers’ caps, trilbies, little scarfs and generally anything that could be construed as slightly thespian. The recently retired king of acting dresses in a versatile and sophisticated manner. Well-dressed British men in their 60s and beyond: Morgan Freeman, 82 Top priority is to keep updating your wardrobe as trends change - not by trying to pull off a pair of drop-crotch joggers, but by incorporating a seasonal colour into your armoury, for example. However the most important thing is not to fall into a rut. Oh, and while it might be time to buzz your hair off if it's thinning (no-one's ever been seduced by a man with a comb-over), that's all the more excuse to grow out your beard once again. The same goes for jackets (both half- and fully-lined), shirts and knitwear (cotton mixes for summer, cashmere and Merino wool for winter).
In warmer months you will be less likely to throw on a pair of shorts, so invest in trousers in different fabrics that have you covered whatever the weather (linen mixes for summer, lined wool and tweeds for winter). This is also the decade to get smart about materials. No-one wants to look like a crumpled mess, so keep in touch with your tailor - properly fitted clothing will shave years off you.
However never do you want to wear anything too baggy.