Mature Models Take the Runways

Now that the spring 2015 international collections have come to a close in the fashion capital of Paris, there was a noticeable movement on the runways. (And we are tentatively calling it a movement because we hope it’s not a fleeting trend.)

But the shows were looking a lot more mature and gray when it came to the cast of models. Yes, there was still a preponderance amount of pubescent models strutting in the runways, but there were also a fair number of models over 40 – and some over 60 – strutting their stuff.

Why are designers suddenly embracing the mature woman? It could be anybody’s guess. Perhaps, after years of stoic-faced teens that look like an army of robots, the tide is turning for some personalities or a face that has some signs of a life well lived.

Whatever the reason, we applaud those designers who sent out those fabulous ladies of a certain age to model their clothes.

Model at Jean Paul Gaultier

Model at Jean Paul Gaultier

Model at Jean Paul Gaultier

Model at Jean Paul Gaultier

Model at Jean Paul Gaultier

Model at Jean Paul Gaultier