Age-appropriate clothing and food for people over 55

‘Never mind jeans – when is Theresa May going to lengthen her skirts by those crucial couple of inches that would render them elegant, age-appropriate and in keeping with the dignity of her office?’ asks Dr Brigid Purcell. Photograph: POOL/Reuters

I was rather looking forward to my 55th birthday a week on Tuesday, until I read Guardian letters on Saturday morning (My drab, dated dinner party for the over-55s, 5 November; Jean cut-off rule is arbitrary and ageist, 5 November). I am now planning on slipping into a pair of slacks with an elasticated waistband before dipping a rusk in a cup of warm milk by way of celebration. If I live that long.
Ian Grieve
Steyning, West Sussex

• Never mind jeans – when is Theresa May going to lengthen her skirts by those crucial couple of inches that would render them elegant, age-appropriate and in keeping with the dignity of her office?
Dr Brigid Purcell
Norwich

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