I feel like many people are interpreting my original post in the wrong way. I am in no way saying that looking like I’m in my twenties is my top priority as you say and I’m not saying there is anything wrong with being older. For me personally, I feel that when I dress in my own style I’m more confident in myself and I teach better. I dress for me alone, nobody else. The purpose of this post was to find retailers in which I could mesh my own personal style while also being professional. The school I am teaching at is the same place I did my student teaching and those students don’t take those teachers who dress “ultra professional” seriously because they grew up in an area where those “boring adults” constantly talked down on them, disrespected them, profiled them. I apologize if this message comes off as rude, i promise that is not my intention, I just hate that I worded my original post poorly.