)I do have a special category of outfits for the book soirees I attend with my galpals about once every couple of months, but that runs
to silk tunics and footless tights and sandals, not
to anything formal.) My own mom simply never wears a dress any more for any reason. I haven't gotten quite there, but can see that it would be a relaxing mode of life.
My only concern about aging is that someone wrote about middle age "You feel great and then suddenly you aren't.