We all remember seeing our mothers wear comfy house dresses when we were young before pants became popular. Some even wore poofy moo moos to cover up their middle age bellies. But with more women working from home, including older women, it’s not always easy to find dresses that are comfortable as well as classy.
I have a few dresses I love to wear around the house because they keep me cool and breezy. I call them my shmattes, which is the Yiddish word for rags, and I wear them until they fall apart. We often think of a schmatte as something our grandmother wore but these days women over 60 are nothing like our grandmothers. We can be sexy, business-like, or casual but don’t have to be confined to pants that confine us.
The dresses below are designed to look sharp but also cover up flaws that most of us have as we age. We may have saggy arms, a protruding belly, or wrinkly knees. They aren’t granny dresses, which can be attractive as well but rather cool and sharp warm-weather dresses you can enjoy and be comfortable in.
No matter if you are curvy or slim, they will all look flattering.
Athleta Urbanite in Black, Quartz Pink, Vineyard Green
Athleta Urbanite textured in Abalone Grey
LaCausa Tate Dress – in Black, Rust, or Eucalyptus
Land’s End Cotton Poplin Split Neck Dress in Indigo Chambray, Forest Moss Mini Floral, White/Pink Striped Palm, White Burst Tye Dye
Land’s End Women’s Cotton Modal Jersey Button Front Dress
Lilysilk Pinstriped Freesia Shirt Dress in Brown or Navy Pinstripe
Vicky and Lucas 3/4 Sleeve Ruffle Hem Denim Maxi Dress
Leota Francesca Dress in Jasmine Border – Curve
Leota Zoe Dress in Confetti Floral -Curve
Do you have house dresses you love to wear? Please leave a comment below.
Hi Rebecca! Great update of the dresses! I love the variety of lifestyle infusions that you offer women over 50, from trips, to clothes, to thoughtful commentary about all the options we have about where and how to live. I loved our interview – thanks for supporting my book, Fifty First Dates After Fifty: A Memoir. It is doing well, and I send thanks and love and Happy Summer to you!
Thanks so much, Carolyn. It’s great to hear from you. I’m so glad you are enjoying my site and I had fun with our interview as well.