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Five Instagram Influencers over 50 you should follow
Fashion and age, in more recent times, go hand in hand. Perpetuated by stereotypes like the Silver Fox, we’re now beginning to see stylish men and women in movies, magazines and the media. The shift from traditionally presenting older women as frumpy and ‘witch-like’ in films is well underway, but we are still behind when it comes to representing strong, fit, beautiful older women on social media. This article outlines five Instagram influencers over 50 who are killing it! @beautyprotocole The Beauty Protocole, as named in her bio, is all about ‘inspiring women to discover there is no age limit to being fabulous’. The feed encompasses beauty, fashion and lifestyle,…
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The Forbidden Beauty of Age in Fashion
Everybody ages, that’s a given. Yet the image of age is very rarely represented in the fashion world and is sometimes frowned upon. OK, you’re right, there are symbols of older beauty in popular culture, with people like Idris Elba and George Clooney winning the title of Sexiest Man Alive in their older years. But although they may have had a grey hair here and there, they hadn’t even reached 50 when the earned the title. The absence of age in beauty standards In the age of representing diversity, the fashion industry is performing poorly. Most brands that we see and consume have standard for their models. Their models are…
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Does the Fashion Industry Have an Ageism Problem?
The discussions surrounding diversity and inclusivity in the fashion industry are now commonplace. Yet these discussions tend to rarely extended to include the lack of age varied representation, particularly the older generation. Ageing is a process of life, so why is it that this process, through the older generation, less represented than the younger counterparts? With the lack of representation through advertising and targeting clothing brands, there could be a gap in the market. Fashion can be about self-expression and inclusivity. Fashion cannot be fully diversified whilst a demographic of customers are not seeing themselves represented and reflected within the industry. Is fashion catered towards young people? There is a…