Women Over 50: Is There a Grankini in Your Future?
In my last post, I provided proof positive that (with the likes of Candice Bergen, Sally Field, Diane Keaton and others) turning sixty-five is looking pretty doggone good on baby boomer women. Today’s post, however, we’ll be taking things even a bit further… actually quite a bit further—all the way to showing some skin!
Summer is perhaps my favorite season. But, of late, I’ve experienced my fair share of trepidation about what to wear. When a certain level of camouflage is the obvious choice these days, it’s difficult to know how dress for the heat while cleverly covering the fleshier parts of my anatomy. Unfortunately, for me, “letting it all hang out” is no longer an option.
However I may be in the growing minority of older women who feel that way. I just came across an article with amazing photos of three 50+ bikini-clad women. According to the piece, more and more midlife women are ditching the staid and modestly demure one-piece for the saucy two-piece variety—so much so that fashionistas are dubbing this cheeky garb, “grankini!”
Two of the skimpily attired women pictured, Jerry Hall and Kim Catrall, both 54, looked great. But the third model was the hottest of all. At
65, the stunning Helen Mirren, clad in a jaw-dropping red grankini, left the others pounding sand. The sight of her abs alone had me curtail my planned trip to the fridge and drop to the ground for several long overdue crunches.
Just as I was coming up for air, however, I remembered it’s late August and summer is almost over. Although I always hate to see the season of sun and fun pass by, that leaves me an entire nine months to crunch my muffin-top to smithereens.
So move over, Helen, there’ll be a brand new grankini on the beach next year. Or maybe not—maybe I’ll start a new fashion trend in 2011 that’s much more doable. Anyone out there up for “Big Mama Muumuus?”
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October 18th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Great article – definitely a funny term. Seems like we always have to come up with a term for everything!
Chris
October 11th, 2010 at 5:06 am
Dang! Just when I was going to add a little more cream to my coffee.
I never had to battle weight when I was young. Only after turning 50 did the weight start to sneak up and attack. I was thankful for all the tummy-tucking, boob lifting one piece swimsuits. Now I’ve got to bare it all??? Yikes.
And I finally got my closet filled with those nice gauzey flowing cover-all blouses, wraps, and things.
Okay, let’s see… I’ve got a little less than 10 years to be a hot 65 year old. I’d better start my crunches now. Meet you at the gym ladies!