51 Year Old Model Rocks Paris Fashion Week
Posted on: January 29, 2009
This years Paris Fashion Week was more than just a gaggle of uber-thin fashion models and celebrities. The big news this week was that the ever-edgy Jean-Paul Gaultier hired a 51 year-old model to walk his runway.
Former French supermodel Ines de la Fressange hit the catwalk to more cheers and applause than any other rexy working that runway. Back in the 80′s Ines was the first model to sign an exclusive modeling contract with a haute couture fashion house — Chanel — and then went on to represent France’s symbol of femininity, Marianne. She described how she felt nervous backstage with the other models, “surrounded by all those sexy little things.”
By all accounts it was a very emotional moment, even causing Jean-Paul to chase Ines down the runway and nearly wrestle her to the ground. There were tears and cheers and to be honest, I think it was all unwarranted. Is it such an anomaly in the fashion industry that a woman of age can still be attractive enough to look like she belongs up there with the waifs that everyone has to give her a standing O? I mean this woman is drop-dead gorg at any age. You suck fashion industry.
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