To be honest, we find the idea of age-appropriate dressing quite boring. While it’s true that most people past the age of 16 probably shouldn’t live for certain things (One Direction T-Shirts, for example), there are plenty of stylish older women who prove that telling someone over the age of 40 they shouldn’t wear a miniskirt or a pair of leggings is ludicrous.
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Instead of going on a long preachy rant about what age-appropriate clothing really means and ways to embrace personal style at any age, we’ve decided to show you the most stylish older women we can think of—from 45 to 95—who are rocking the world with their fashion choices.
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Read on for some serious inspiration, and proof that when it comes to personal style, age really is just a number.
Originally published December 2013. Updated March 2017.

Click through to see the most stylish women between the ages of 45 and 95.

Who: Model Carmen Dell'Orefice
Age: 85

Who: Iris Apfel, former interior designer and fashion icon
Age: 95

Who: Actress Tilda Swinton
Age: 56

Who: J.Crew President Jenna Lyons
Age: 45

Who: Kylie Minogue, pop star
Age: 48

Who: Emmanuelle Alt, Editor-in-Chief of French Vogue
Age: 49

Who: Carine Roitfeld, Former French Vogue editor in chief and current editor CR Fashion Book
Age: 62

Who: Cate Blanchett, actress
Age: 47

Who: Iman, model and businesswoman
Age: 61

Who: Anna Dello Russo, fashion editor and consultant
Age: 54

Who: Lauren Hutton
Age: 73

Who: Actress Diane Keaton
Age: 71

Who: Michelle Obama
Age: 53

Who: Legendary Stylist Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele
Age: 67

Who: Sofia Coppola
Age: 45

Who: Bergdorf Goodman executive Linda Fargo
Age: 56

Who: Actress Helen Mirren
Age: 71

Who: Designer Diane von Furstenberg
Age: 70

Who: Actress, singer and French style muse Charlotte Gainsbourg
Age: 45

Who: Co-Founder of Moda Operand, Aslaug Magnusdottir
Age: 49

Who: Designer Isabel Marant
Age: 49

Legendary actress Elaine Stritch passed away in 2014, but her style lives on. This is a photo of her in 2013 at the age of 88.

Who: Actress Julianne Moore
Age: 56

Who: Designer Carolina Herrera
Age: 78

Who: Producer and environmentalist Livia Firth
Age: 47

Who: Singer Mary J. Blige
Age: 46

Who: Fashion icon Daphne Guinness
Age: 49

We couldn't have this list without Rivers! She died in 2014, but her fashion was always on point. This is a photo of her in 2013 at the age of 80.

Who: Supermodel and designer Elle Macpherson
Age: 52

Who: Supermodel Christy Turlington Burns
Age: 48

Who: Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour
Age: 67

Who: Supermodel Naomi Campbell
Age: 46

Who: Actress Robin Wright
Age: 50

Who: Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon
Age: 49

Name: Sarah Jessica Parker
Age: 51

Who: Supermodel Stephanie Seymour
Age: 48

Who: Italian Actress Monica Bellucci
Age: 52

Who: Designer Tory Burch
Age: 50

Who: Stylist Rachel Zoe
Age: 45

Who: Actress Annette Bening
Age: 58

Who: Actress Naomi Watts
Age: 48

Who: Artist, actress, and woman-about-town Anh Duong
Age: 56

Who: Actress Jane Fonda
Age: 79

Who: Singer Gwen Stefani
Age: 47

Who: Actress Sophia Loren
Age: 82

Who: Tina Turner
Age: 77

Who: Actress Jessica Lange
Age: 67