While you may have been a slave to fashion in your younger years, chances are that as you’ve gotten older, you’re more likely to be just as concerned with comfort as you are with couture. And for many of us, along with age has come the wisdom and confidence to know who we are and what we like, regardless of what the magazines tell us is in vogue. If that sounds like you, then you may want to check out the words of fashion wisdom of from stylish ladies who recently appeared on Refinery 29 UK. These women are anything but dowdy-and their stylish looks reflect the experiential wisdom that comes with decades of trial-and-error fashion rather than youthful indulgences or risk-taking. As style blogger Alyson Walsh says, “Looking good rather than looking young is the new mantra.” If you’re still one who likes to peruse the fashion magazines, you may want to check out a new entry: Renaissance. It’s a bit edgy, a lot stylish and a beautiful way to explore fashionable older women who have interesting stories to tell and lives to share. And as Iris Apfel says, “If you’re not comfortable in your own skin, you won’t be comfortable in your own clothes.”