Garance Doré: Aging is Fab
Garance
May 02, 2025
Author: Garance Doré
Garance
May 02, 2025
Garance Doré: Aging is Fab
Author: Garance Doré
As I am writing you, it is the first of May and I just turned 50. I remember when I was young and older people were telling they wouldn’t want to go backwards. I think that, in the back of my mind, I never truly believed them. But now that I have arrived, all safe and sound, I can say that I get it.There is a sense of peace that settles in as we settle into who we are that is impossible not to love.But here, we talk about beauty. How does it feel to be a mature woman?I think I like it.I won’t lie, I am extremely flattered when I am told that I don’t look my age, and I hope this continues. I think it has to do with my skin quality but also the way I dress, the way I laugh, my vibe. I have wrinkles and my hands don’t exactly look the way they used to, but overall, I feel energetic and fresh.I was told that, as you age, you become transparent. I haven’t felt that yet. Maybe because I’ve never really felt the need to be beautiful for men—I mean, just one man is okay. I want to feel beautiful for my friends and for myself—and yes also, a little bit for the gram! But there again, my audience is women like you, who appreciate beauty at every age.Vanity never goes away, and I love that part too. I remember seeing very chic old ladies and admiring them, as well as at the same time wondering—what do they do that for? It’s so much work! Now I get it—it’s just for the sake of vanity.And self-love.That’s why I love aging so much. Life surprises you. Beauty lives at every age. And the exploration of the self never ends.
As I am writing you, it is the first of May and I just turned 50. I remember when I was young and older people were telling they wouldn’t want to go backwards. I think that, in the back of my mind, I never truly believed them. But now that I have arrived, all safe and sound, I can say that I get it.There is a sense of peace that settles in as we settle into who we are that is impossible not to love.But here, we talk about beauty. How does it feel to be a mature woman?I think I like it.I won’t lie, I am extremely flattered when I am told that I don’t look my age, and I hope this continues. I think it has to do with my skin quality but also the way I dress, the way I laugh, my vibe. I have wrinkles and my hands don’t exactly look the way they used to, but overall, I feel energetic and fresh.I was told that, as you age, you become transparent. I haven’t felt that yet. Maybe because I’ve never really felt the need to be beautiful for men—I mean, just one man is okay. I want to feel beautiful for my friends and for myself—and yes also, a little bit for the gram! But there again, my audience is women like you, who appreciate beauty at every age.Vanity never goes away, and I love that part too. I remember seeing very chic old ladies and admiring them, as well as at the same time wondering—what do they do that for? It’s so much work! Now I get it—it’s just for the sake of vanity.And self-love.That’s why I love aging so much. Life surprises you. Beauty lives at every age. And the exploration of the self never ends.