Dress Bolder as You Get Older

Take a good look around. Women 50-plus are not aging gracefully, quietly or invisibly. Instead, like a stylish team of rebels, we've decided to skip the clichés, toss out the rules and go in the other direction. We're all for embracing change, but we don't want to look young or even like we're trying to. Ignore our youth-obsessed society and resist the knife and needle. You don't need to get some “work” done — just an amped up attitude and style. Here are 10 tips that do all of that.

Celine Dion, Donatella Versace, Vivica A. Fox, Helen Mirren

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1. Wear what you want, no matter how extreme. Being over 50 is a free pass to going a little wild — without a thought to what's “age appropriate.” Forget about what makes you look thin or even what makes sense. Just go straight to the “because-I like-it” part like Rita Wilson, Vivica A. Fox, Celine Dion and Donatella Versace. A floral track suit? Sequins for daytime? Snakeskin tailoring? Exaggerated sleeves? Over-the-knee boots? It's all good.

Renée Zellweger, Jane Seymour, Mary Steenburgen

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2. Call wrinkles “laugh lines.” You really don't have to look eternally 40. Why think about getting your cheeks plumped and your wrinkles smoothed when even Hollywood superstars with million-dollar contracts and faces that get blown up to Imax proportions are letting it all hang out? Work on your glow instead, like Renée Zellweger, Sharon Stone, Mary Steenburgen and Jane Seymour, and just add blush.

Helen Mirren, Cicely Tyson, Annette Bening

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3. Color your hair with glee. Who cares if it looks natural or not. If anyone is checking your roots, that's their problem, not yours. Feel free to change it up, too — blonder to redder to brownish like Annette Bening, streak it blue like Cicely Tyson, go pinky-blonde for an evening like Helen Mirren, or multicolor it like the aforementioned Fox. Act like you're the star of your own movie!

The ever-changing hairstyles of Iman.

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4. Make your hairstyle a continuing adventure. If you don't give it a shot, how will you ever know what looks amazing? Why not try a bob or lob, bangs, an undercut or a choppy end? Even extensions — including straight, wavy, curly, dreads, locs and twists down to there — make adding length or fullness easy for all, and they are the new normal. And let's not forget wigs: They are an easy, stress-free way to try a new look.

Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, Paula Abdul

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5. Make your motto “Who says I can't?" Wear a cheerleader high ponytail, pink lipstick, blue eye shadow and a bun the size of a bread loaf, as well as a miniskirt or distressed jeans, with strappy heels. This type of beauty and style “dare” is a cheap thrill and will get you out of your business-as-usual rut. It made Iris Apfel a fashion icon.

Minnie Driver, Jennifer Aniston, Loni Love, Laura Dern

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6. Take your black leather “edge” to the next level. Now that we all have a black leather biker jacket, it's time to amp it up. A black leather dress is now officially the most dangerous item you can own ... unless you're Halle Berry — who flaunts black leather rompers. This little black dress is a cheeky conspicuous look for day or night when you want stand out.