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Fall Fashion for Women Over 50: Hooray for Gray and These Easy Fall Pieces

First she showed us her beautiful gray hair. Now Hillary Barnett Bitar, winner of our Hooray for Gray contest, shows us how simple it is to update your look this season.

See ya later sucka! We’re talking about summer, that is. While it’s true that summer is a glorious season for many reasons, we’re kind of partial to autumn—especially since it’s the perfect time to reboot our wardrobe and start prowling for the best seasonal fall fashion for women over 50.

To start you off with some new ideas, we visited Hillary Barnett Bitar, our Hurray for Gray contest winner, in Miami and took clothes straight from her closet. Our Aging Boldly style crew added in fun pieces to some of her fave looks —and voilà, the old reliables get refashioned for the new season. Here, studio photographer Jerry Hinkle captures her “silver storm” style and that beautiful gray hair.

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Fall Fashion for Women Over 50: A Muted Meow

Fall Fashion for Women Over 50: A Muted Meow

 Hillary’s Own:

Leopard print jeans by Current Elliott.

Fall Refresh:

Boxy Velvet Top by Eileen Fisher, $238.

Metallic leather sneakers by Michael Kors. (You can find them in silver for $120 here.)

Crystal+stone pendant, Megaladon tooth cuff, double shark tooth and bone ring by Collection 13 Jewelry.

 

The Kimono Kills It  

Fall Fashion for Women Over 50: The Kimono Kills It

Hillary’s Own:

Print body-conscious dress by Adidas.

Fall Refresh:

The kimono above is officially sold out, but you can find a similar one here. (Kimonos are the rage–worn anytime–and look great on all of us as a wardrobe gooser.)

Suede booties by Jessica Simpson. (You can find similar ones here.)

Church in the Rock ring and bone bracelets by Collection 13 Jewelry.

 

Silver Style All the Way

Fall Fashion for Women Over 50: Silver Style All the Way

Hillary’s Own:

Jean jacket by 7 Jeans Designs and metallic-striped tennies by Adidas Superstar.

Fall Refresh:

Polyester/spandex Sterling Wide-Legs by Anthropologie have sold out, but you can find similar DKNY ones here.

Dark peony leather bag by J. Crew $128.

NextTribe tee shirt, custom cut by stylist (yes, you can modify your NextTribe tee!)

Sterling bangles by Collection 13 Jewelry.

Go Moto Go

Fall Fashion for Women Over 50: Go Moto Go

Hillary’s Own:

Faux leather moto jacket.

Tunic tank by Bar III.

Suede booties.

Fall Refresh:

Spanx faux leather nylon/spandex moto leggings, $110.

RR Spike bracelet, bone chest necklace and chained leather strands by Collection 13 Jewelry.

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Photos: Jerry Hinkle

Model: Hillary Barnett Bitar

Hair/Makeup: Hillary Hinkle

Art Direction, Producer and Stylist:  Kimberly Cihlar

Assistant Stylist: Rachel Gershon Torres

A version of this article was originally published in September 2017.

 

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    • Thank you so much! ♥️?✨If and when the time is right…you will do it. I can only say from all the ladies who did stop the dye- they never regretted it. But it’s a Very personal choice. Always just be “You” ?

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