Dallas icon Jan Strimple found a new niche as advertisers and designers are beginning to feature older models.
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“Older women are often seen negatively — as weak, needy or judgmental,” she says. “How they are showcased will shape the way people view them. It shows that there’s nothing diminished because we’re in our 50s, 60s, 70s or even 80s. We’re not dead just because we’re older. We are alive and well.” “When they see clothes where the majority of models are 20 to 30, they might say, ‘Oh, I’m too old for that,’"she says. “When an older woman sees another older woman in a fashion ad, she says, ‘Oh, I can wear that, because that woman looks like me.’"
Runway models must be tall and fit into clothing in the sample sizes used in fashion shows. Modeling demands a strong commitment to exercise and healthy eating. To stay in model shape, Harriet Kelly Gibbe, 66, takes cardio dancing three days a week, yoga three days a week, meditates once or twice a day and does weight training two days a week. She also limits her eating to an 8-hour window, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
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