|
"To live this at my age, it really moves me,"
said Daisy Salmon, 90, who added she was delighted to be there
and talk with youngsters. "I will remember this for a long
time."
Charity Les Petits Freres des Pauvres (little brothers of the
Poor) organized the intergenerational show to challenge ageist
views in collaboration with fashion school LISAA Mode Paris,
whose students designed the clothes, or walked alongside Salmon
and other models.
"Why not elderly people," 21 year-old Christian Gonzalez said.
"We forget them too often in our society."
The charity's goal with the show is to shine a light on the need
for more age diversity in fashion, as part of a broader campaign
to raise awareness about the gap between elderly people's
realities and social clichés, which can lead to their isolation.
(Reporting by Sarah Meyssonnier, writing by Juliette Jabkhiro,
editing by Tomasz Janowski)
[© 2022 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]
This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.
|
|
