Last year, not long after she turned 50, Gabrielle Union-Wade talked to the "Who What Wear podcast" about criticism she had received on Instagram about posting lots of photos of herself in a bikini.
Later, discussing how women becoming invisible in Hollywood after age 35, she added, "We need to boldly take up space and boldly claim and acknowledge our own beauty in all that we do, instead of waiting."
There is nothing more effective for confronting those around you with the reality of your self at any age — and all the prejudices and subconscious biases about women and age — than a bikini.
That's why the question of "to bikini or not to bikini" is one thing if you're at home, say, or at a friend's pool and an entirely different one if you are at a beach or public event. And these days the question is really about psychology and sociology rather than physique.
At a public pool (or beach or beach club) — and as with short skirts , which I wrote about a few weeks ago — forcing such a confrontation is not without effect. In that case, the decision to go there is more complicated than merely, Do I feel good in this suit?
Then the question is more like: Will I feel good in this suit, and am I ready to deal with the unspoken judgments that will ensue?
Whether we like it or not, and whether it's right on not, we are constantly being assessed by what we wear: in the workplace, on the beach, on the street. That's why "street style" exists.
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