Daphne Selfe
Daphne Selfe is tall and slender with silver hair With bright red lipstick, it is even more eye-catching. At 90, she is the oldest model in the world.
Is it just a model of political correctness for the emergence of youthful and older models in the fashion circle? Daphne has confidence in herself. She said, "I have been a model since the 1960s! It is easy and efficient to take pictures for me. The photographer said that I am more energetic than other young models they have met! I am proud that I am still there At work, some people think I am beautiful ".
In short, she thinks she is not special because of her "age", but because she is proud of "I am me, not affected by age" .
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"I have to try everything
Life is just wonderful"
4da1a1da04a7a0e#a5a0e##1928, Daphne was born in London. Because of her mother's love of fashion, Daphne was also deeply influenced by her teenage years. She liked to read fashion magazines collected by her mother at the time, such as "Women and Home", "Women's Weekly", etc., to learn new fashion knowledge and techniques of refurbishing old clothes.At the age of 20, Daphne worked as a fashion salesperson in a department store, just in time to catch up with the new trend of women’s fashion after World War II: plump skirts and tight waists replaced the conservative ones in the past. Square shoulders, square jacket and streamlined skirt. Daphne sews new clothes of various styles for herself with a pair of skillful hands, enjoying the fun of dressing up. Whenever there is a new item on the shelf, she will look at the clothes hanging on the pole and think: "I want to wear this one!"
Today, Daphne seldom buys ready-made clothes, and most of the clothes in the closet are made by her hands. She said, " I like to dress up, I like clothes, I like to be different !"
Under the instigation of a friend, the 21-year-old Daphne participated in the local magazine Cover girl photo contest and participated in a fashion show in a department store the following year. This is when she first entered the modeling industry and learned how to pose for the camera.
Picture: A photo of Daphne when she was young, as a model for the first time in 1950.
"I have to try everything once-of course within a reasonable range!" Daphne, who enjoyed it, joined the London modeling agency after the catwalk, and officially accepted the profession Model training.
The mentality of "I want" for every opportunity is the key to Daphne's work. .
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"7 beautiful codes
From now on to be elegant to 90 years old"
#When she was young, Daphne hadThere were many opportunities for the performance, and also took over the shooting of commercials. But the mainstream face in the fashion circle at that time was like supermodel Cui Ji, with pretty short hair, big flexible eyes and freckles. This made Daphne think that her appearance was not in line with popular preferences.
However, in 1998, the 70-year-old Daphne received a call from her agent again after 50 years of inviting She went to the London Fashion Week show, and then worked as a model, taking photos for the silver issue of the fashion magazine "Vogue". She is now a model under Models 1, London's top model company.
Daphne said that she is now more confident than ever. At the shooting scene, she saw models of different genders, ages, and figures, showing that today's fashion world is more diverse than ever. Years ago, she stopped dyeing her white hair, " Don't worry about how to maintain an impossible young image, it feels very good "!
The young and elder women even said that the appearance of Daphne let them know that is old and natural without any artificial intervention, which can also be an elegant thing .
Now the 90-year-old Daphne has not only continued its modeling career, but also flourished. Next, she wants to develop the online course Daphne Selfe Academy to pass on her experience to the next generation of young people.
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In the book "Today is Always More Beautiful Than Yesterday: The 11 Fashion and Elegance Lessons for You by Britain’s Hottest 90-year-old Supermodel", Daphne proposed 7 wisdoms that make "Today is always more beautiful than yesterday":
1. Understand new fashion, but not a slave to fashion : Daphne believes that the key is to find out The clothes that really suit you, not everyone else. For example, when miniskirts are popular, she also wears them, but she does not wear ultra-short miniskirts. "I know very well that I am not a girl in her 20s, so I have to be cautious."
2. Popularity always takes turns, classic models do not retreat : For example, 2015 The theme of London Fashion Week is very 1950! So instead of buying new clothes all the time, it is better to keep a few classic and good-quality old clothes, and then modify them according to your figure.
Daphne’s wardrobe now has clothes from different stages of life, including the first pair of leather shoes, the first woolen swimsuit, scarf, and the dress left by her mother-in-law in the 1920s and 30s With the hat.
3. Bend down and wear nothingLook at : On the contrary, straighten your waist and look much better no matter what you wear. Daphne said that posture is everything, even more important than fat and thin. If you want to practice a tall and tall standing posture, you can use the most classical method of walking with a book on your head.
4. Healthy diet and exercise are indispensable : Daphne does not eat high-oil salt outside food, Drink plenty of water and walk more every day. She does stretching and yoga every morning. She believes that in addition to horse riding, dancing, cycling and other sports, growing vegetables, gardening and housework can also be a way of exercise.
5. Confidence is the best decoration : For example, Daphne, for example, she once dressed as a Virgin in an art exhibition and could not find clothes temporarily , The designer randomly cut two black garbage bags to help her make a robe. It turned out to be pretty good!
6. Optimism makes you beautiful : as the same famous saying: " smile effect and Lifting skin is as good as ". Daphne is optimistic by nature. She said: "I have a friend who always sees the dark side of things. It's really hard to go out with her, because you will be sluggish after a while with her."
7. Be sure to stay curious and live your life ! Daphne believes that life is full of surprises and not very long. Rather than being complacent, it's better to live to the fullest and stay interested in everything. For example, even though she has spent a lot of time in London in her childhood, she still spends an hour or two on a walking tour of London, discovering interesting things everywhere.
"Keep fresh" for appearance and soul. No one can replace the beauty tempered by time!
