Older male celebrities turn reading glasses into fashion statements, rejecting age-related style invisibility
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Lauren Cochrane
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Summary
The article discusses how older male celebrities like Brad Pitt (60) and Gary Lineker (65) are embracing retro aviator-style glasses as a fashion statement, refusing to accept the "fashion invisibility" often associated with aging. It explores how the practical need for reading glasses in later life is being transformed into a style opportunity, with "hot professor" glasses becoming a trend among men in their "late life" era who want to maintain their visual presence and style.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledA heart-throb for more than 40 years, Brad Pitt is no doubt used to people looking at him. But this week, that gaze was distracted by an addition to his face – aviator-style glasses.
That's changed recently – they're now becoming central to a makeover for men entering their 'late life' era, but who aren't willing to submit to the fashion invisibility associated with ageing.
'Late life' male celebrities are turning the need for spectacles into a style statement as they refuse to disappear into fashion invisibility
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