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Ann Demeulemeester // Older is better.

By Jaymie Morales, June 29, 2008 10:35 AM, Comments (0)

Ann Demeulemeester.

For her spring 2009 show in Paris this past week she debuted a collection that started out as her signature look. Black, poetic, dramatic, and paying tribute to an artist. This year it was the artist/novelist Hermann Hesse that she drew inspiration from. Her run of show was something that I never saw before- the seniors ran the shows.

The young models opened wearing black on black and then as the tones started to lighten up the models got older. They got happier. Older men with beards, glasses, weathered skins and smiles on their faces walked down the catwalk. They trumped the younger boys. They were even styled better. More details like necklaces, vests, cuffing and fabrics like suede and linen got stronger as the show progressed.

Maybe this older model thing is something that we should give a heads up too. Naomi Campbell is almost 40 and she looks better than ever. I'll take an old Paul Newman over a tweeny boy model. An air of confidence comes with time making older better.

Below: sad young model boys: