Reading an article about fashion and the recent integration of older women into big brand campaigns, I realized that, like them, I love me much more now, after 40 years, reflecting on the passage of time made me look at the beauty of another. point of view, and even made me more attractive now than when I was young.
What happens to women after age 40?According to Care Santos in his book “Chocolate Skin”, they experience a process of focusing on their qualities, which makes them more intense, intelligent, serene and attractive than they did twenty years ago. but also externally.
- In fact.
- Over time.
- We know how to choose what is best for us.
- We also learn to use the best accessory of all: trust in ourselves.
- In this way we begin not to wear out because we have one or more wrinkles that begin to accumulate.
- Since we are concerned about other aspects much more important.
“Ageing is like climbing a big mountain: as we climb, the forces decrease, but when you go up there, the view is freer, the view is wide and calm. -Ingmar Bergman-
Today, several clothing brands, such as Zara, have a fashion publishing house with models from 40 to 50 years old, which gives visibility to women who, until recently, seemed forgotten by fashion and society.
In a recent Zara editorial, models explain the time that is happening to them, they also tell how they feel when they are in an age group where it is difficult to succeed in the fashion world, it is a very youthful sector between the age of 20 and 30.
As I said before, even if it’s not the norm, I appreciate it more now after 40 years, like these models, it would obviously be great never to grow old, however, if we think about it, our mind will improve. over the years, which produces a paradox. As we age, we also trust each other more, as Malgosia Bela, a 40-year-old Polish model and actress, says, this can make us love more with age, even if we are less valued.
Also talking about this phenomenon the 41-year-old Arab model Yarmin Warsame, originally from Somalia, who says that her preconceived ideas about her own age have changed with different cultures, she speaks it this way :?Travel, just travel. You change, you change. That’s what I always tell people: please travel, live other realities, meet other human beings other than you, in different environments and situations ?.
These testimonies invite us to reflect on the influence of the passage of time on older women who are most accustomed to seeing in the fashion world.
“It is a fact that love preserves the beauty and face of women feeds on affection, just as bees feed on honey. “- Anonymous-
The trust we have gained over the years is a quality that makes us love each other more over time. As we age, we begin to appreciate beauty from new angles. You learn to value a look, gesture or posture that conveys security. these characteristics, together, are able to create beauty.
Women can be attractive at any age. To do this, the first step is to accept and accept the passage of time, losing the intrinsic fear that we have of aging.
With their wrinkles and expression marks, the models involved in such initiatives are the tangible representation of social change, they give visibility to a group of women who, until then, have not been properly represented by the industry. it’s time to feel more attractive without the obligation to abuse botox, treatments to have young skin, simply by taking advantage of our authenticity to be ourselves.
I love myself better now, after 40 years, you?
“The ideals that have illuminated my path and have always given meaning to my life are the values of goodness, beauty and truth. ” – Albert Einstein-