Fabafterfifty: bikinis

  1. Top Tips to Travel Light and Still Look Fabulous- 12 items can create 60 outfits!

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    Article by Judith Brady Looking forward to your holiday in the sun this summer? If you are flying off somewhere, packing can be a bit of a nightmare, especially given the airlines strict weight allowances. Are you panicking about what to take and how you will ever keep within the limits? Does your holiday usually start with your partner moaning about how much you want to take and grumbles when he tries to lift your suitcase? Do you start off sensible and then add a ‘few’ things ‘just in case’?? I’m not one of those travellers that boast about how I can go away for 2 weeks fitting everything in my hand luggage and still manage to look fantastic every day – I really don’t believe this is possible and anyway, I like to have some choice about what to wear, don’t you?  Having said that, my number one tip...
  2. Grankinis? Women over 50 DO wear bikinis

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    Article by Fabafterfifty Grankinis? It seems there is now a term to describe 50+ bikini wearers! Or so I’m told… But do we really want to be referred to as ‘Grankinis’! It seems more women over 50 are wearing bikinis than ever before. A quick poll of our Fabafterfifty experts suggested that wearing a bikini over the age of 50 was all a question of  body confidence. Who can forget THAT photo  of Helen Mirren looking stunning in her bikini , giving a green light to women of any age to wear what they felt good in. The general consensus seemed to be that the style of bikinis we wear today may have changed- ie less skimpy bottom halves and more supportive tops (M&S, Freya, Panache all sell cup size swimwear), but if you felt good (and confident) , why not! There are those of us who never felt entirely...

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