“A 69-year old woman can look sexy and sophisticated,” said Kravitz, adding that any condemnation for the first lady’s youthful look is laughably dated. And I can’t wear something that doesn’t make my body feel good.”Ĭhinn is wearing “Diamond” tights, $15 at Stylist and designer Regina Kravitz, puts a bright twist on Jill Biden’s stockings style. “They weren’t pretentiously trying to be sexy,” she said, adding, “I showed mine off.

She loved the subtle appeal of the stockings. “Now I say: ‘Wear anything that makes you feel good.'” I used to say, ‘You look like a hooker on the strada,’ or I thought, ‘Who are you kidding? Miniskirts have nothing to do with you anymore,'” said Chinn, whose views have evolved. “Back in the day, I thought there’s no need to see someone’s knees if she’s over 30. She admits to being guilty of it herself. And it’s often other women doing the shaming,” said Chinn, who lives in Union Square. “I don’t understand it - there’s a lot of shame with women aging. And you look good,” Chinn said.Ĭhinn, now a yoga instructor for seniors as well as writer and actor, calls criticism of women’s looks “bitchy.” Her message to Biden? “When you feel good, you look good. The legendary model, who made a name for herself on 1970s runways and was a face of Halston, loved the first lady’s leggy look. I don’t care what anyone says - I look great.”īellman is wearing “Dot and Rose” tights, $15 at Alva Chinn styled Calzedonia diamond-motif tights with flats and a sleek pleated skirt in Union Squar. While it’s a contrast to her regular uniform, Bellman is adapting just fine: “I feel more feminine with this look. “People were passing by and telling me how gorgeous I looked,” said the widowed grandmother of seven, whose teenage grandson gushed over her outfit, “You look beautiful.” Taking these hose for a whirl around the city gave her a huge confidence boost - and earned her some compliments. “I always wanted to buy these but never did. I never wear a pattern other than a check and stripe,” said the Upper East Sider, who has secretly yearned to break from her conservative mold. “My look has always been the same - very classic, jeans and a white shirt with a sweater over my neck. The author and former microbiologist has traditionally played it safe with her style. Sheryll Bellman tries funky floral tights for the first time. Here, Bellman and other stylish septuagenarian ladies tackle the bold-tights trend, parading around Manhattan in their own interpretations of FLOTUS’s controversial look. “I don’t like to stick out too much, but now I feel great.” “I’ve never felt sexy like this,” writer Sheryll Bellman, 76, told The Post while trying out a pair of Biden-esque black tights with her black pencil skirt and pearls. Not becoming, not appropriate and old for this look,” seethed another Twitter user.īut the patterned tights are still the talk of the town in New York - especially with women of a certain age, who feel empowered in their power hose.

“Good Lord, she looks like Madonna’s grandmother,” tweeted a detractor of the alleged fashion faux pas. The getup - a black blazer over a leather-hemmed dress paired with patterned fishnet-style stockings and high-heeled booties - caught both respect and rebuke, with many critics calling the 69-year-old’s outfit too youthful. When the first lady stepped out at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland last week, heads turned and Twitter howled.

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