Midlifers and baby boomers are in style like never before. We are the new It Girls. The biggest brands are pandering to us – and that’s the way it should be.
In February, Dame Mary Berry, then 88, was one of the faces of Burberry’s celebration to mark the 175th anniversary of Harrods, alongside Dame Joanna Lumley, 77, and Naomi Campbell, 53. Charlotte Rampling, 78, and Dame Maggie Smith, 89, appeared in campaigns for Massimo Dutti and Loewe, and Balmain featured older models in its Autumn/ Winter 24/25 catwalk show in February. Oscar-winner Olivia Colman, 50, is wowing on the red carpet in edgy looks. Madonna and Debbie Harry recently embarked on gruelling tours, and the irrepressible Carol Vorderman is
We are part of something incredibly powerful. Older women are at last gaining the respect we deserve, and are very and have worked in fashion all my life, yet I feel that I have never had so much choice when it comes to shopping for clothes. I see older women in the street dressing in a way that’s edgy and cool, wearing stuff that wouldn’t look out of place on a younger person. I love my Converse high-tops and chunky Chelsea boots. I wear shorts with opaque tights in winter. My 15-year-old granddaughter Layla nicks my T-shirts and wears my dresses from the 90s.
Boden, Baukjen, Autograph at M&S, Mint Velvet, Albaray, Me+Em, Toast, Jigsaw, The White Company, Whistles, Anthropological and Wyse vie for space in our wardrobes. Modelling these clothes are stunning models who represent our demographic. We might not act it or feel any different to how we did in our teens, but it's finally OK to own our age. Let's face it, silver hair looks sensational.
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