Older, wiser and bang on trend

Isabelle Huppert and Brigitte Macron have led the way in proving that, just because you’ve hit your 60s, it doesn’t mean you have to forget about fashion, writes Carolyn Moore.

Mutton dressed as lamb. That lamentable phrase strikes fear into the heart of the average 40-year-old, so imagine the power it wields for women in their sixties and beyond?

Too often, women are led to believe that turning 60 means checking your fashion credentials at the door; forfeiting a lifetime of style lessons in favour of easy-fit slacks and cosy cardigans, because God forbid you’d look like you were trying too hard or dressing ‘too young’.