Invisible? Hardly. Older women are everywhere in fashion

Invisible? Hardly. Older women are everywhere in fashion

The Melbourne Fashion Festival F*** the Invisible Show is promoting older women on the runway. But who said they were invisible? Look around: senior citizens are already running the industry.

The Invisibility Of Older Women

Every old woman has her own unique story from birth, youth and to the age of invisibility. I can relate to parts of this journey as a middle-aged woman. Therefore inadvertently I find myself drawn to older women, in cafés, in shopping malls and among solo women travellers.  Conversations in airports and cafés are liberating as there are no strings attached. People open up easily over a warm coffee as they find the freedom of no carry forward inf…

Industry insight: Turning the invisible, visible

Amanda Bradfield For the past 28 years, I’ve worked in the shipping and logistics sector and am often struck by how little people know about our work. Most people take it for granted that their latest Kmart find magically appears on the shelf or at their doorstep, without ever considering the intricate web of people and processes that made it possible.  I’ve often thought our work is like an orchestra, each piece working seamlessly to co-ordinat…