How I styled my first ever tulle skirt at 58

If you’re wondering whether your fifties, sixties and beyond are too old for a tulle skirt, I would say no. 

First of all, we should be wearing whatever we please at any age. 

I have pretty much always worn what I want, and just was never drawn to wear a tulle skirt, until my late fifties.
Photo of Lorraine C. Ladish: Phillippe Diederich

Second, I have seen so many midlife women sharing their tulle skirts on Instagram, that at 58, I decided to go for it even though I’d never ever wanted to wear one before.

After looking at expensive designer tulle skirts online, my sister suggested I take a look on Etsy, and voila, I found one for around $40. I bought it in black and loved it right out of the package.

I have pretty much always worn what I want, and just was never drawn to wear a tulle skirt, until my late fifties.
Photo of Lorraine C. Ladish: Phillippe Diederich

The top I’m wearing is a bodysuit by VICI Collection. I could very well have worn chucks, sneakers, or even combat boots. I may try that next time I take pictures.

I actually wore the skirt for our Christmas eve family party, with a low neck tulle top and a black lace jacket: very Stevie Nicks.

For these pictures, I just wanted to see how it all looked just by changing my jacket: a jean jacket, and a faux leather jacket. I wish I’d thought of wearing the black lace jacket here!

I have pretty much always worn what I want, and just was never drawn to wear a tulle skirt, until my late fifties.
Photo of Lorraine C. Ladish: Phillippe Diederich

Anyhow, I found it so comfy and versatile, that I recently ordered another tulle skirt from the same Etsy seller, SiennaNewYork, in pink. I can’t wait to try that one with white high-top Converse and a white T-shirt!

So, this is how I styled my first-ever tulle skirt at 58. I’m really enjoying it, and I’d love to know whether you’ve jumped on this trend or not.

 I have pretty much always worn what I want, and just was never drawn to wear a tulle skirt, until my late fifties.

4 Comments

  1. Hi! I am 61 and I have that same exact skirt just delivered by UPS. I did a search “can older women wear tulle” and your wonderful blog came up. Guess I’m keeping that skirt! Thanks for the inspo.

    1. Thank you for sharing that! I will turn 60 in August and I will continue to wear my tulle skirts and my sequins!

  2. You look AMAZING as always. I love this skirt – just ordered one. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.

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