It seems paradoxical that in times Paris Fashion Weekan emblem of youth, perfection and artificiality, icons of beauty and style appeared. no makeup or hairstyle. From September 25 to October 3, the women’s fall-winter 2023-2024 collections were presented in the French capital. The Milan fashion shows, as usual, passed the baton to the French catwalks, which brilliantly completed the autumn fashion season. fashion Week.
Models, actresses, artists pass long preparations before events of this magnitudeharnessed to uncomfortable (sometimes very uncomfortable) outfits, with complex hair and makeup. This is part of the rules of the game, but there are those who disagree with this. Among the recognized French brands (only a few, Christian Dior, Chanel, Saint Laurent, Ermes, Givenchy AND Balmain) and large incomes (like Valentin)was pleasantly surprised by the initiative of some stars to opt for a less pretentious look (was this a commercial move? It doesn’t matter if the message can be shared). Andie MacDowell 65 years and Dame Helen Mirren 78 years old, they marched with natural hairgray with age, on the podium L’OrealBye Pamela Anderson he made a splash by showing himself without makeup.
So it would have been for the former lifeguard from Baywatch, as she herself tells the magazine Elle, “a liberating and at the same time slightly rebellious” choice. Her idea of beauty changed after the death of her makeup artist Alexis Vogel from breast cancer in 2019. “Since then I think that without her I’d be better off not wearing makeup Anderson explained, adding that “I noticed a lot of people wear excessive makeup, and it’s like me to go against the grain and do the opposite of what everyone else is doing.” For her, aging is more of a journey. “I think as we get older we all start to look different, a little weird. And I laugh at myself, looking in the mirror. I say, “Wow, it’s really me… what’s happening to me?” The journey has begun.”
Photos of the Canadian actress in Paris quickly went viral, and there was no shortage of shows of support and solidarity like her colleague. Jamie Lee Curtis who wrote in an Instagram post: “Pamela Anderson, in the middle of fashion week, with so much pressure and posing, showed up and took her seat with a blank face… natural beauty revolution it has officially begun! “I am so shocked and appalled by this act of courage and rebellion.”
The movement has been gaining momentum for some time now. anti-aging which tries to normalize aging and see it for what it is, that is normal and physiological rite of passage of life. Expression “anti-aging” worked for a number of cosmetic brands (Studio 10, Tropic Skin Care, Clarins AND Always look great there are only a few) instead anti-aging promote the idea that showing your age is completely natural.
But it’s true revolutionary act? In a sense yes, as we read in The keeperprimarily because it comes from people for whom appearance and public opinion have real commercial value. Thus, in essence, a declaration of war enemies number one of actresses, fashion models and singers, It means that aging and imperfection. Just think of all the celebrities who have resorted to plastic surgery over the years to smooth out the signs of aging, such as Courteney Cox, Meg Ryan, Joan Rivers, Cher and many others.
Anderson isn’t the first to look so natural on social media. There are many divas (and not only them) who, even outside the catwalk, decide to show themselves in everyday life without makeup or filters. This is the case Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Anne Hathawaybut also our own Miriam Leone.
Considering that wearing makeup, facelifts and plastic surgery are completely legal, stripping down and looking natural is a small but great act of courage and a revolutionary gesture against the culture of perfection.
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