According to style dictators Stacy and Clinton, it's important to dress age-appropriately. In other words, if you're 40, get your ass out of Wet Seal, put down the fairy dust, and grab yourself a cute blazer with a tapered waist, pronto.
But the smarties over at Harvard might disagree. "Most people," a Newsweek article says, "try to dress appropriately for their age, so clothing in effect becomes a cue for ingrained attitudes about age. But what if this cue disappeared? [Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer] decided to study people who routinely wear uniforms as part of their work life, and compare them with people who dress in street clothes. She found that people who wear uniforms missed fewer days owing to illness or injury, had fewer doctors' visits and hospitalizations, and had fewer chronic diseases—even though they all had the same socioeconomic status. That's because they were not constantly reminded of their own aging by their fashion choices."
Okay. So maybe I still shouldn't don any purple micro-minis. But at least now I can finally wear my Dharma jumpsuit.
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