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Fashion Looks to an Older Model
Thursday 12 January 2006

There has been a glut of grown up women in fashion campaigns recently but Prada has gone one louder by using 51 year old Kim Basinger to front a campaign.

basinger.jpgPrada’s diffusion line Miu Miu has traditionally used young starlets in its campaigns (such as Maggie Gyllenhaal and Chloe Sevigny) but Miuccia Prada, ever the fashion barometer, has identified a new maturity for the brand this season. And she’s not the only one cashing in on the allure of the older model: Marc Jacobs is currently featuring 1980s supermodel Kristen McMenamy whilst Demi Moore and Madonna for Versace are both pushing a well-botoxed 50.

Thanks to my dad for the cutting.

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