- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
59-year-old Angela Bassett is giving us all the body goals with swimwear selfie
59 and fabulous!
- StyleYahoo Style UK
We're so here to celebrate the increasing age of the 'world's most beautiful women'
Is Hollywood one step closer to combatting ageism?
- StyleYahoo Style UK
Penelope Cruz is sick of being asked about ageing
Penelope Cruz has been facing questions about her age for the past 20 years.
StyleLauren SharkeyNicole Kidman reportedly 'mortified' by LOVE magazine shoot
What's so shocking about nipples?
StyleLauren SharkeyThis grey-haired modelling agency only signs those over 45
Russian agency Oldushka is promoting diversity in a big way by banning young people from its roster.
- StyleAlice Sholl
List of things women shouldn't wear after 30 goes viral for the best reason
As soon as you’re not in your early 20s any more, it can feel as if the fashion world isn’t on your side.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
This stunning lingerie campaign featuring a 57-year-old model celebrates the beauty of growing older
Shot by photographer, Harry Were, the beautiful images feature 57-year-old model, Mercy Brewer, as the star of the labels autum/winter 2017 campaign. “Perceptions of beauty have and always will change, therefore I think we can conclude its standard is not set in stone, and new beauty is always waiting to be discovered,” she said of the campaign. “I believe we are in a moment in time where older women’s beauty has been a startling revelation.
StyleMarie Claire DorkingMeet the 80/90somethings redefining old age (and rocking their nine plus decades)
From the 89-year-old still performing up to 4 surgical procedures a day, to the 95-year-old style icon who gives women a quarter her age a run for their money in the cool stakes, meet the age-positive women breaking down elderly barriers, blazing a trail for the younger generation and proving that life begins at 80! Having worked as a model in her earlier years, Daphne Selfe returned to modelling aged 70 after the death of her husband and is now thought to be the world’s oldest supermodel. Since being signed to a leading agency in her 70s, the 88-year-old has appeared in countless advertising campaigns for leading designers such as Dolce & Gabbana and Ralph Lauren, has been photographed by the likes of Mario Testino and David Bailey and is now the go-to poster girl for older women.
- StyleLauren Sharkey
Simone Rocha fights ageism as 70-year-old models walk in her AW17 show
73-year-old Italian icon Benedetta Barzini walked along with 70-year-old British face Jan de Villeneuve. Both worked alongside renowned photographers such as Irving Penn and David Bailey to capture the beauty of the 1960s. Other older faces appeared including 80s star Marie Sophie Wilson and industry stalwart Cecilia Chancellor.
- StyleLauren Sharkey
Should models be older? Ageism protest causes a stir at London Fashion Week
It wasn’t just animal rights that were being fought for this morning at London Fashion Week. The protest brought up some worrying facts surrounding the fashion world. The average age of a catwalk model is now 17 with older models coming few and far between.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Meet the 61-year-old proving age doesn't have to be a boundary to beauty
For most of us, the very thought of posting a nude selfie to Instagram would bring us out in a cold sweat and have us diving for the nearest cover-up. But not Yazemeenah Rossi. The model, visual artist, and self-portrait photographer has been busy sharing beautiful yet tasteful naked pictures of herself in stunning locations with only a strategically placed scarf to hide her modesty. And boy does she look amazing.
- StyleLauren Sharkey
The diversity trend: When will fashion become truly inclusive?
‘Diversity’ was a real buzzword in fashion this year. In a recent panel orchestrated by The Business of Fashion on the topic of diversity and inclusion, model Joan Smalls used a term that sums up the whole problem with the current focus on diversity: “Sometimes, people jump on bandwagons and do things because it’s cool for the season.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Madonna hits back at her critics in powerful speech about sexism, ageism and misogyny
Madonna has come in for a lot of flack of late. “I loved Madonna when she acted her age,” he said on Good Morning Britain. The attack could well have been a sexist, ageist and misogynist move too far for the pop superstar and she decided to use her Billboard acceptance speech to speak out about the issue and offer an insight into her experiences as a woman in the music industry.
StyleLauren SharkeyMadonna is age-shamed yet again. Is it time to give the singer a break?
This time, Madonna has been targeted by the Daily Mail for her “ageing wrinkled” hands that shockingly reveal her real age. Daring to lift her hands to the camera, Madonna showed that she is ageing naturally – and gracefully – with a few lines and wrinkles seen. Google ‘Madonna age’ and you get 785,000 news results.
- StyleAlison Coldridge
Dame Helen Mirren Has An Issue With Men Who Put Their Arm Around Their Partner’s Shoulders
The actress has something to say about men who sling their arms around their partner’s shoulders. Dame Helen Mirren isn’t one to mince her words. The 70-year-old actress has taken aim at men who put their arm around their partner’s shoulders – because it looks like “ownership”.
