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Emily in Paris, And Just Like That stars show fashion is timeless as brands and designers embrace age and grey hair
- Forget Lily Collins – the real breakout star of Emily in Paris is Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu. Is her popularity a sign fashion is becoming more age-inclusive?
- Other actresses seem to prove it is: Andie MacDowell and Sarah Jessica Parker have appeared on covers of Vogue, while Gillian Anderson has modelled for Loewe
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The real style star of Netflix’s smash hit series Emily in Paris is not its titular character, but Sylvie Grateau, Emily’s imperious, chic and undeniably sexy boss.
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The fact that Sylvie, played by French actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, is 58 years old underscores one of fashion’s most satisfying shifts: an admission that style is ageless.
That Leroy-Beaulieu commanded such attention while at the Ami autumn/winter 2022 show during Paris Fashion Week in January in a sheer, clinging dress in forest green is further proof. It was the kind of edgy, elegant look in which one could imagine Sylvie clipping down the hallways of the Savoir marketing agency’s office in Emily.
It felt like a defining moment, but the question remains: is fashion really becoming more age-inclusive?
Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Valentino show in Paris this January made waves not just for its dreamy silhouettes and voluminous dresses in eye-popping hues, but because Piccioli’s casting was size- and age-inclusive.
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