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Older mothers may look for more length in their pieces.  Lots of older women dislike their knees which get a bit more knobbly and fleshier with age.  Likewise some women carry excess water in midlife so flowing styles and tops with looser midriff designs help cover a multitude of figure flaws.  This may also be a time when Sculptz and Spanx products earn their keep.

If your shoulder and décolletage are still good, then don’t be afraid to show off your best features.  Enhance your best bits and play down the less attractive parts.

Far Left – Frank Usher Group SS10 Collection – Coterie SS10 Style No: CT842 Lavender Dupion Silk 3 Piece – Jacket available.
Centre – Halter Neck Dress £65 – Kaleidoscope Spring Summer 2010 – Kaleidoscope Chiffon Evening Dress Ref.26G501WK9.
Far Right – Formal Purple Strapless Waterfall Drape Gown by Coast at Debenhams.

Statement making colours like the lilac purple mauve tones here all add a special touch at any wedding or blessing ceremony.

Purple has thrilled women for several seasons.  Purple and all the soft pastel tones it produces have always been favourite colour choices for weddings.  My mother had a purple velvet bridesmaid dresses at her winter wedding decades ago, and when it came to my own wedding I chose an iris colour as shown below.

Colour selection and coordination planning for your wedding has never been easier.  When I planned my own wedding two decades ago I wanted blues, but not just any blue, my favourite blue and I kept referring to a small miniature iris my sister had growing in her garden border.  As a result my bridesmaids’ dresses were the colour of that particular little iris!  I can still see that iris now, dancing in the wind.

The colour had to fit several criteria.  I had been looking for a colour that looked good on both blondes and brunettes, which I liked at the time, and would still like in years to come.  The colour also had to be acceptable to the young ‘fussy’ bridesmaids.  That iris and a reel of matching sewing thread was my reference for everything to do with colours and contrasts for the wedding.  On the far right is a swatch from a photo of the actual fabric, and near right is a tool picker swatch from one speck of the original. See what depth of colour variation can exist just within a small piece of fabric.