Nikki and Brie Bella are pretty damn over the idea that women suddenly need to start dressing a certain way once they hit a particular age. Nikki will happily admit she dresses “super young” — and if she feels good doing it, she doesn’t see why anybody else should care.
The subject came up during Cathy Kelley’s appearance on The Nikki & Brie Show after Kelley mentioned TikTok creator Christina Kirkman discussing the criticism women receive for supposedly dressing younger than their age. Kelley couldn’t understand how women are simultaneously told to “dress their age” and express themselves however they want.
“Christina Kirkman, I don’t know if you know her on TikTok, she’s a really great creator, but she had this whole talk the other day about how much women our age get criticized for dressing younger. And she’s like, you’re constantly told by society to dress your age, but then you’re also told to express yourself and be creative and not be following the trend of what is popular at this moment. So what is it? Why is it that women get so criticized either way that they go? It doesn’t matter.”
Brie definitely understood where she was coming from. As far as she’s concerned, women are going to get criticized no matter what they wear, but what particularly bothers her is how often that judgment comes from other women.
“And we always will. Nothing we can do. And you know what’s sad? Majority of the people criticizing is women. It’s like, come on. Like, we’re supposed to support and help.”
Nikki had a theory about that. She thinks some of the women throwing criticism around might secretly want to experiment with their own style but simply aren’t willing to do it.
“Deep down, they want to express themselves. I wish that they would. And they want to, and they won’t.”
Kelley agreed that a lot of it comes back to the expectations society puts on women in the first place, saying, “And that’s all just, like, how society is made.” Nikki, however, isn’t about to start checking her birth certificate before picking an outfit. Her rule is basically wear whatever makes you feel good, and she freely admitted that means dressing younger herself.
“I’m always like, you gotta wear what makes you feel great. That’s how I am. And I dress super young, but it’s what I feel great in. I’m not ready to—but I see what the young people are wearing, and they’re not dressing like that.”
So don’t expect Nikki Bella to suddenly start dressing differently because somebody decided certain clothes have an age limit. She’s wearing what makes her feel good, while Brie would apparently prefer women spend a little less time policing each other’s wardrobes in the first place.
Do you agree with Nikki and Brie Bella that women get way too much criticism over dressing “too young” for their age? Let us know what you think in the comments.
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