If you’ve dreamed of being a model, but figure it’s too late. It’s not! The demand for 40+ models is on the rise.
- Calling all models (even over 40)
Just ask Judy Goss, MORE magazine booking agent and author of:
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Judy, a former FORD model is our guest on a one hour podcast that teaches you how to get into the biz without getting ripped off and to answer all your questions about modeling.
This call is not limited to mature models. If you have a daughter, younger friend or co-worker who would love to be a model too, be sure to tell them about this exciting podcast.
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We’re going to make a confession that some of you may not want to hear…. We’re not big on gray hair. Sorry, we know it’s vogue to say how wonderful and sexy it is, but we just feel on many women it tends to wash them out and can make them look older.
We do admit, there are women where it works and their gray hair can look stunning, but that’s usually because the woman is usually so darn attractive to begin with, she could wear purple and orange striped hair and still look good! She is also the same woman the color industry labels as a winter or summer, whose hair, when it turns gray, turns that striking silvery white color.
This former model revived her career because she went gray!
On a more positive note, we recently met this beauty, who had modeled professionally and then retired to have a child. The good news is that this over 40 model (actually she is over 50) was able to revive her modeling career, simply by being one of the few to be so bold as to sport her gray locks! She is another one of those gorgeous silver foxes!
It wouldn't matter what color hair this gorgeous woman had, she still looks great!
But that being said, we still feel that being gray can definitely be tricky to pull off.
We know coloring your hair is a pain, yes it totally is!!
Moreover, some of you may say, who cares if you look old(er), you are not a young woman anymore -fine then go gray. We’re just saying if you want to stay looking youthful ( youthful- not ridiculously young) think long and hard about going that route.
We know we’re going to get some flack about this one but that’s o.k. There is no right or wrong in this “gray area”. It’s just our opinion.
Did you hear all the talk about the 51 year old model, that has the fashion scene all a twitter?? According to news reports, ex- Chanel model, Ines de la Fressa, “stole the show” at the recent Spring 2009 Gaultier show.
It’s no news to us that the fashion industry has continually snubbed its nose at us “real” women, although we are the ones that are doing most of the buying!
But the tide seems to be turning… As we have reported in past posts, there is a glimmer of hope, and the industry is seeing the light! With new modeling agencies popping up that specialize in “older” models, there is still a chance to fulfill your lost dream of modeling!
Speaking of a comeback… our friend and author Christopher Hopkins just let us know of a Real People model search and make-over contest that is going on over at the AARP website.
Here is a photo of last year’s winners:
We hope to start seeing more mature models strutting their stuff on the pages of mainstream magazines soon!!
Interesting post at Newsweek about a new trend happening with models. It seems there’s a swing away from serious looking pencil thin young glamazons to more real looking models -everyday people of all shapes sizes, who exude their own unique kind of personal style no matter what they are wearing.
Apparently, it’s all because of bloggers like Scott Schuman, who we’ve written about before, from The Satorialist. His candid person-on-the street fashion photos have inspired the fashion industry to make the change.
First it was the Dove Pro-age ladies… now this. Looking forward to seeing many more magnificent midlife mamas and boomer babes!
(Let’s hope these real models smile and laugh a little. We’re sick of looking at photos of teenage girls with sucked in cheeks and sour faces. Life is too short to be frumpy and too short to be so serious!)
Dove Pro-Age Ad
It’s hard to stay motivated to keep looking great when you feel like you are invisible. Let’s face it, past 40 there are very few role models out there representing mature beauty and style… no one to inspire us or make feel validated.
That’s why we’re thrilled that MORE magazine, the sole publication that celebrates women our age is once again running their annual More 40+ model search. They’ve just come out with the finalists and these gals are fabulous-smart, beautiful and vibrant.
We love them all including Michelle Griffith Hilliard, a physician, wife, mother of six and a natural cover girl. Now there’s inspiration. She’s enough to shake any 40 plus woman out of a gloomy midlife crisis and motivate her to get going!
Reading over the profiles of these amazing women it is interesting to see that when asked, “If you could go back to your 25 year old self what would you say?”, all of these gals said basically the same thing.
Have faith in yourself, be confident, take chances, enjoy every moment. It’s something that seems so natural to us now, but be darned if we could have lived that message at 25 no matter how many times we were told it.
Thank goodness for this wisdom - It’s the best gift of aging.
Just got back from NYC and saw the new Dove Billboard of the nude “Grandmother” in Times Square.
Dove is boldly challenging the “only-young-is-beautiful” stereotype. The campaign, called Pro-age, features real 50+ plus women tastefully un-covered, wrinkles, grey hair, curves and all.
Now when we first heard about this we wondered, “Do they really need to have these women naked on a billboard to prove that older women can still look great?”
But after seeing at the beautiful photos by photographer Annie Leibovitz, we’re thrilled that the issue of women 50+ being invisible in the media is finally being challenged.
It’s empowering to see these attractive, vibrant boomer women with real bodies up there, proving that you can be stunning at any age.
Bravo to the models. They really have guts! We applaud you for being trailblazers and helping so many women feel good about aging honestly.
