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Is “sexy” what you want to be in your mid-80’s?

(214 Posts)
RosiesMaw2 Sat 14-Sept-24 11:43:01

My heart sank when I saw the headline “Dame Prue Leith sexed -up”
Dame Prue Leith has been “sexed up” to walk the runway in a latex dress for avant-garde eco-designers Vin + Omi
The Bake Off judge, 84, appeared in the duo’s 20th anniversary show, Moxie, in Kensington as part of London Fashion Week wearing a black latex dress with red stitching and matching evening gloves
Speaking before the show, Omi told The Telegraph: “You’re going to see Prue Leith like you’ve never seen her before, not in your wildest dreams.
“. Even her husband doesn’t know what she’s wearing, he’s going to be shocked but he’s going to love it. We’re gonna sex her up. “
He added that Dame Prue, a close friend of the pair, is “game for anything
Laying my cards on the table
1) I don’t think black latex is “sexy” - I think it looks tarty and that is NOT the same thing
2) black and scarlet are such an unimaginative and hackneyed combination if looking glamorous is the intention
3) with trainers?
4) I think Prue Leith has her own, colourful style. I love the big glasses, the bold necklaces and adventurous colours - she generally looks fantastic.
“Sexed up” is not her style and it depresses me that yet another man seems to equate looking sexy with looking attractive.
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Shinamae Sat 14-Sept-24 11:45:27

I think she looks awful and I’m actually surprised that she would agree to walk in this outfit…🤷‍♀️

Galaxy Sat 14-Sept-24 11:47:31

Have you seen the designers?

maddyone Sat 14-Sept-24 11:50:42

She looks ridiculous.

RosiesMaw2 Sat 14-Sept-24 11:56:14

Quite

Remind me to avoid the “conceptual artists” aisle next time I’m in M&S 🤣🤣

Do you think it constitutes elder abuse?

Indigo8 Sat 14-Sept-24 11:56:50

YIKES!!!!!!

MissAdventure Sat 14-Sept-24 11:59:33

I've seen worse on catwalks.
At least she's wearing sensible shoes.

merlotgran Sat 14-Sept-24 12:05:30

She looks ridiculous and so do the designers.

Does anyone think Mary Berry would have been tempted! 😂😂

OldFrill Sat 14-Sept-24 12:08:06

What fun she is. It's leather btw only the gloves are latex.

Scribbles Sat 14-Sept-24 12:09:51

Is Pru Leith so desperate for publicity that she agreed to appear in public looking like this? It's not smart, it's not sexy, it's just a mess.

Tuaim Sat 14-Sept-24 12:11:26

Prefer Dame Judy Dench! Now she has class.

Kate1949 Sat 14-Sept-24 12:12:17

Good on her for giving it a go. At 84 why not?

merlotgran Sat 14-Sept-24 12:15:49

Kate1949

Good on her for giving it a go. At 84 why not?

At 84 Why??

Kate1949 Sat 14-Sept-24 12:16:41

She's trying something different. She's not dead yet.

paddyann54 Sat 14-Sept-24 12:37:31

OOps I,m 70 and I wear a leather dress ...doesn't make me a bad person....I just love clothes.I'll try most things .My daughter calls me her wee glam mammy .Why shouldn't she want walk a catwalk in things she might never have tried before.Closed minds ladies KILL ,once you stop engaging you become old and grumpy.Live a little

kircubbin2000 Sat 14-Sept-24 12:44:09

Now who's body shaming?grin

Baggs Sat 14-Sept-24 12:48:53

paddyann, it's not about leather clothing. It's about ugly, ridiculous clothing.

Still, if they paid PL well to prance about like that you've got to admire her guts.

merlotgran Sat 14-Sept-24 13:07:09

Baggs

*paddyann*, it's not about leather clothing. It's about ugly, ridiculous clothing.

Still, if they paid PL well to prance about like that you've got to admire her guts.

Good publicity for the new series starting soon.

🤔

ixion Sat 14-Sept-24 13:18:07

She has lent her name- and reputation - to Kettlewell Colours.
Maybe this is what we have come to expect for 84 year olds!

www.kettlewellcolours.co.uk/the-prue-edit-aw23

pascal30 Sat 14-Sept-24 13:31:09

She looks small and dumpy in this oversized garment.. not her usual colourful. vibrant self..

I think the term sexed up is ridiculous IMO no woman could look sexy in that outfit

BigBopper Sat 14-Sept-24 13:32:36

Oh dear me.

GrannyGravy13 Sat 14-Sept-24 13:33:45

Fashion Week, whether in London, Paris, Milan or New York main aim is to get column inches the more shocking the more publicity for the designers and the overall event.

The outrageous designs are a one off, their collections for sale are paired down and made more wearable.

People are talking and writing about Prue and the designers, free publicity and a lot of it 👏👏👏

Kate1949 Sat 14-Sept-24 13:44:04

She's trying something new. I'm sure it's a one-off. I doubt she'll be wearing it to Waitrose.

Astitchintime Sat 14-Sept-24 13:50:30

So now, when anyone wants to wear leather, be it a skirt, a dress,, a jacket or a coat, they are going to be deemed as being 'sexed-up'?? How ridiculous

Poppyred Sat 14-Sept-24 13:50:31

I don’t like her, but think she looks good in whatever she wears. Good head of hair and nice teeth. Trying new things keeps you young!