| Sometimes when men try too hard to hide their age | | | | crisis (similar to the "mutton dressed as lamb" effect |
| or signs of aging, they draw more attention to it and | | | | on women). Tight shirts and trousers with skinny ties |
| can even make themselves the object of ridicule. So | | | | and fine knit cardigans may look fine on fit, young |
| here are some tips to growing old gracefully: | | | | pop stars but will look a little tragic on the average |
| Hair | | | | over 40 male. Choose clothes that suit your age, |
| If it's going, let it go! In other words if your hair is | | | | body shape, proportions and lifestyle and if you find |
| thinning get it cut as short and neat as possible. Don't | | | | this difficult, consider treating yourself to a style |
| be tempted to grow one side and comb it over. Only | | | | consultation. |
| go for a toupee if you can afford to invest a serious | | | | Colours |
| amount of money! Your woman would much prefer | | | | As you get older, your colouring will change. Tom |
| to be seen out with a bald man than one who looks | | | | Jones has gone from being a "clear", with much |
| as if he has a dead animal on his head. If you really | | | | contrast between his hair and skin tone, to a "cool" |
| can't stand the thought of going grey, get your hair | | | | with his silvery grey hair. Don't think that growing old |
| dyed professionally in a salon. It will look far more | | | | gracefully means you need to wear large amounts of |
| natural than the DIY products you can buy at the | | | | beige and camel as some more mature men do. This |
| chemist. Donal McIntyre has managed quite a natural | | | | can be aging in itself. Colour will help to keep you |
| effect for most of his weeks on Dancing on Ice but | | | | looking young. Try purples, navy, bright blues, pinks, |
| even in his first week the colourist had got it wrong | | | | greys and bright reds as your colouring cools. If in |
| and the effect was "orangey" and warm fighting his | | | | doubt about your colouring (there are 6 dominant |
| natural cool colouring. | | | | types) why not book a colour analysis with an image |
| Clothes | | | | consultant? |
| Your waistline is likely to expand as you get older. | | | | In general, it's a lot more acceptable for men to |
| Avoid the urge to wear the same size trousers as | | | | grow old gracefully than it is for women. Just look at |
| you did in your twenties if you know you are larger. | | | | the amount of older male TV presenters teamed |
| They will just get lower and lower and your tummy | | | | with younger women. Men often look much better |
| will hang over the top! Increase the size you buy and | | | | (and dare I say sexier) in their 40s, 50s 60s and 70s |
| wear them at your natural waist. | | | | than they did when they were younger. So, don't try |
| Beware of wearing clothes that are too young for | | | | too hard to conceal your age, embrace it and enjoy |
| you or you will look as if you are having a mid-life | | | | the changes it brings! |