If you asked a large group of people to name a successful
older actor and mature model, chances are that Lauren Hutton’s name might come
up.
The 72-year-old has maintained a career long after the
traditional sell-by date for actors and models. There’s no doubt her incredible
beauty has played a part in her longevity, but her long-lasting success is also
down to her attitude.
Simply put, Lauren Hutton doesn’t see any practical
reasons for not continuing to model and act. She’s made the successful
transition from classic model to female model over 40 and then added the other
decades in with ease.
She’s famous for her rejection of plastic surgery,
saying: “We have to be able to grow up. Our wrinkles are our medals of the
passage of life. They are what we have been through and who we want to be. I
don't think I will ever cut my face, because once I cut it, I'll never know
where I've been.”
That stance is part of her appeal. Advertising might like
to tell us that 50 is the new 40 etc., but you know that Lauren Hutton is
saying 70 is… just that, 70. Let’s celebrate age and the mature model and let’s
not pretend she’s younger than she is.
Pic thanks to Tradlands on
flickr.
