Browse by age

Styling advice pitched at where you are, not rules about what you are allowed. Read whichever one you like the sound of.

• Teens & twenties

  Trend-forward and price-sensitive. This is where a $12 pair of earrings is a good decision, because you will want different ones…

  16–29

• Thirties

  The wardrobe is starting to be built rather than assembled. One good bag beats four cheap ones, but the fun stuff still gets worn.

  30–39

• Forties

  You know what suits you. The interest is in refreshing it without starting again — new proportions on familiar shapes.

  40–49

• Fifties

  Scale and quality do the work. Bigger earrings, better scarves, a bag with real structure to it.

  50–59

• Sixty and beyond

  The most confident accessory wearers there are. Colour, brooches, statement necklaces — worn as signature rather than as trend.

  60+