Want to add fashionable layers to your ensembles? Worried about clashing patterns or adding excessive weight to your outfit? You don’t have to if you use these tips to incorporate stylish kimono jackets into your wardrobe.

Kimono jackets come in various shapes, sizes and lengths, making them versatile accent pieces. Keep these ideas in mind so they add an alluring touch to your style that flatters your figure and enhances your look.

An Essential Wardrobe Component for Style Over 50 – The Kimono Jacket!

The kimono jacket has earned a bad reputation with some women. They judge these flowing garments as large and shapeless, meant to hide a woman’s shape.

While that may be how some women choose to wear their kimonos, the reality is that this garment is an essential part of your stylish and casual wardrobe.

I’ve been designing kimonos for years now because I love their versatility. Your kimono can be the perfect cover-up in cool weather or a stylish, light-weight jacket that steps up your outfit from casual to refined. They’re great for women of all shapes and sizes, from petite to plus size.

Too many women over 60 dress to cover up and hide their figures. Embrace your appearance and celebrate yourself! Instead of hiding behind a kimono jacket, use it to accentuate the positive.

Choosing Your Kimono Jacket

Choose your kimono jacket length to flatter your body shape and bring emphasis to your strong points. These suggestions aren’t hard and fast rules, but they can give you an idea of some ways to style your kimono jacket. What really matters is that you look and feel amazing, so feel free to experiment a bit with your kimonos and how you work them into each outfit.

Shorter Styles

If your body shape begs for more attention to the waistline, then a shorter kimono is a great choice for you. A jacket that falls at the waist or just below and well above the thighs will draw the eye up a bit to that hourglass waist you want to boast.

Pair your waist-length kimono with a wrap skirt or high-waisted paints that will further accentuate your waistline.

Adding Length

Want to draw the eye a bit lower, perhaps to downplay broader shoulders or a voluptuous bust line? A flowing kimono that lands mid-thigh will do the trick.

The length and swing of a longer kimono draws the eye away from your heavier top area and gives you a more balanced look.

Pair your kimono with a straight, barely knee-length skirt or slim fitting pants or jeans. The kimono offers a carefree, casual vibe coupled with your skirt or pants to enhance your outfit and prevent a baggy, overly-relaxed look.

Versatile Styling Options

Full, flowing kimonos can be your best friend on days when you’re trying to camouflage your belly area. Choose a kimono that folds together nicely in the front. But don’t be afraid of bright colors and patterns – the focus will be on the brilliance and sway of your kimono, and not on the waistline you are working to disguise.

On those days when comfort really is the most important thing, pairing your kimono with a fun maxi skirt will is liberating, comfortable and stylish. Depending on the weather, add a knit tee or comfy tank top.

Stylish and Comfortable

Your kimono jacket gives you a wonderfully free and relaxed look. It liberates, offering the versatility to keep your style light and flowing while still showing off your figure with a slightly fitted top underneath and a straight skirt or slim fit pants or jeans.

Consider your body shape and which features you are looking to accentuate when choosing your kimono. This will help you decide the ideal width and length when choosing the right kimono jacket. That way you wind up with the perfect new complement for your casual, comfortable and stylish wardrobe.

If you want to try some of our plus size clothes, we are offering a 10% discount for our Sixty and Me sisters in our Etsy Shop.

Have you tried wearing a kimono jacket? What clothes that you own make you feel relaxed and free? What are your favorite clothing colors? What do you think is the essence of style over 50? Please share in the comments.