The Post-Materialist | Fashion Grows Up
One of the more interesting trends in fashion this year has been a vogue for older models. The theme seems to have started in March, with the New York premiere of Hats Off, a documentary about the 93 year-old actress and model Mimi Weddell. As the New York Times reported when it interviewed the effervescent Ms Weddell, her motto is “Rise above it!”, which implies not just the ability to transcend small anxieties, but also the idea that higher things — even ages — are better things.
Come June, the fashion press was aflurry with reports that the Spring 2009 men’s shows in Paris had been “stormed by elderly male models”. Yohji Yamamoto, Ann Demeulemeester and Agnès B all employed over-50s in their catwalk shows. One model, New York magazine reported, walked as though slightly lame, another cheerfully played a flute.
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