How to dress for a heatwave in your 50s, 60s and beyond The art of ageing gracefully under the sun 17 July 2021 • 6:00am Sarah Jessica Parker filming And Just Like That; Carole Middleton at Wimbledon; Catherine Zeta Jones on Instagram Credit: Getty Images / Instagram @catherinezetajones Hot weather should be a joy to dress for, especially when it’s as elusive as it has been in 2021. Yet many women slightly dread it. Unlike the many men who take the first sign of a yellow orb in the sky as a cue to remove all clothing from their top halves, regardless of the deleterious effects that decision has on the rest of us, we women regard mounting temperatures with a degree of trepidation. It’s our upper arms you see. We hate them. We’re not crazy about our tummies either. As for our thighs, knees … I worked with a colleague who continued wearing thick black opaque tights right the way through a 35 degree heatwave because she was so self conscious about her legs.