At 50, I lost my high-flying fashion career of three decades and ended up on benefits. After applying for 150 roles with not one reply, I was in despair…and I know why so many women my age are in the same panic-stricken position

As a former fashion editor for Elle magazine, I’ve helped millions of women choose what to wear. ‘Add a light-hued shoe or a beige mac, update your wardrobe with a new shoulder silhouette’ and so on.

On a chilly, sunny day in March, it was time to take my own style advice. A cream silk blouse, expensive mid-blue jeans, Celine kitten heels, a diaphanous, ankle-skimming cream coat by my favourite designer, Rejina Pyo. Perfectly dressed for a drink at a rooftop London bar? Not exactly.

This was my first trip to the JobCentre.

It didn’t look like it – my outfit was my

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