As women age, maintaining the bloom of youth becomes increasingly challenging without the tender complexion and firm figure of their younger years. For middle-aged women, age should not limit their pursuit of beauty. As long as you still love beauty, strive to make yourself more beautiful.
A wise woman understands early on that, compared to facial features and appearance, temperament will make you more enduring, youthful, and easily set you apart from your peers.
The simplest way to enhance your temperament is through dressing. With the right combination, you can effortlessly showcase your elegant demeanor. If you’re a mature woman who still doesn’t know how to dress for spring and summer, try pairing an updo with a midi skirt for a graceful and poised look. Let’s take a closer look together.
I. Updo + Midi Skirt: Showcasing a Woman’s Elegant Beauty
Updos and midi skirts are two styles that can significantly embody a woman’s elegance and grace, especially for many women entering middle age.
As a classic and timeless hairstyle, updos are particularly suitable for middle-aged women. They can neatly tuck away hair, revealing the neckline and shoulder lines, visually increasing height and improving head-to-body proportions while showcasing the unique steadiness and reserve of middle-aged women.
Midi skirts, on the other hand, are an indispensable item in a middle-aged woman’s wardrobe. Compared to other short skirts, the midi length can perfectly conceal the flaws of thick legs and poor leg shape while exposing a small part of the calf line, neither too revealing nor lacking in proper grace.
The combination of an updo and a midi skirt allows middle-aged women to confidently display their elegance and poise. Whether attending formal gatherings or engaging in daily leisure activities, this combination is highly suitable, fully showcasing a woman’s graceful temperament.
II. Updo Considerations
【Ensure Volume at the Crown】
There’s a saying that goes, “Beauty starts with the head.” As the part closest to the face, the hairstyle must have a certain degree of modification to meet the requirements of displaying temperament.
If your facial features are not prominent or your skull top is relatively low, when styling an updo, make sure to add some volume at the crown. Being too close to the scalp will make people visually perceive baldness, failing to modify the head’s flaws and easily amplifying other shortcomings.
The volume at the back of the head has a more modifying effect, making the entire head appear fuller.
Conversely, a high skull top is more suitable for updos that are close to the scalp and neck, not only highlighting the advantage of a high skull top but also creating a noble and generous temperament.
It also makes the facial features more three-dimensional, the face shape more perfect, and the neckline clearer, making the neck appear slender and adding to a woman’s elegant temperament.
【Leave Some Bangs】
For the updo style, most people may choose to expose the forehead, as it looks clean and comfortable. However, when styling an updo, you can leave some wispy bangs to modify the face shape.
Especially for women with high or wide foreheads, leaving some wispy bangs on both sides can modify a wide forehead, achieving a much better effect than an exposed forehead updo and making you look younger.
For middle-aged women with high cheekbones and a less streamlined face shape, try leaving long S-shaped bangs when styling an updo. This can visually soften the effect of prominent cheekbones and modify the smoothness of the face shape.
III. Choosing a Midi Skirt
【Select Based on Body Shape】
Many middle-aged women have at least one midi skirt in their wardrobe, but many still don’t know how to choose a versatile midi skirt that suits them. The most important thing is to purchase according to your body shape.
Women with a pear-shaped figure, with a slim waist and wide hips, are suitable for the high-waisted A-line midi skirt on the left side of the image, which can highlight the slim waist and downplay the wide hips.
Women with thicker legs and poor leg shape are suitable for straight-cut midi skirts, which can better conceal and modify figure flaws.
【Simple, Waist-Cinching Styles Look Best】
When choosing a midi skirt, you don’t necessarily have to pursue a design-heavy piece. For middle-aged women, a simpler midi skirt is more in line with their elegant temperament—simple but not plain.
You can also choose a slightly waist-cinching midi skirt to accentuate the body’s curves and create a slimming effect. There’s no need to choose an overly loose skirt, as it won’t serve to modify the figure.
Mature middle-aged women must try the updo + midi skirt look for an elegant and poised appearance. This spring and summer, dressing like this will make you the most stunning one!