article_snippet: At 58, what May appears to be suffering from is a classic 50s fashion crisis.
article_snippet: Having been there, I know the form a classic 50s fashion crisis takes.
article_snippet: Your wardrobe is in a rut.
article_snippet: Shortly after, though, the crisis set in and has been growing worse, culminating in this week’s sartorial disaster.
article_snippet: is Fifty Shades of Embarrassing, I can empathise.
article_snippet: When my marriage broke up in my mid-50s, I bought a pair of similar boots in suede rather than patent or PVC, but after catching my reflection one day in a shop window, I thought:
article_snippet: Admittedly, my 50s fashion panic was partly about attracting men in the wake of my divorce, which is not an issue for the happily married
article_snippet: But it reflects a loss of fashion confidence at this stage of our lives when the shops are full of temptations that look great on hangers and 25-year-olds, but not necessarily on our.
highlights_snippet: Her outfits now reflect a common loss of fashion confidence .
  