A short fitted jacket can work wonders to transform any 40 + body into a lean mean style machine. If you have a jacket on this season’s shopping list, but you are not sure what kind to buy, here are 6 Fall Jacket Trends to make you Look Fabulous after 40. If you like leather but you are worried about looking like an old biker, then try a leather jacket with a new style twist. Be careful about wearing jet black leather which can be too harsh for many women over 40, because in midlife our skin and hair color pales a bit and the harsh black combined with masculine leather creates quite a jarring contrast. Try a 3/4 length sleeve, double breasted, burnt orange, merino wool cardigan for example, or how about a gorgeous wool swing back leopard print jacket? Leather accents on a neckline would be fine for a pear shaped woman as the texture up top would help balance out her body by drawing the eye up.

Tags: leather, quilting patterns, quilting patterns, black, long arm quilting machines, texture