Too sexy, too sleazy, don’t fit the mould? Artwork that makes us think about the sex lives of older adults […]
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Café sparks a conversation about intimacy, sex, & wellbeing
Earlier this month I had the honour of speaking at the Age of Love café hosted by the brilliant CLICK […]
Old, beautiful bodies
Once again I have found an artist who is doing wonderful work on the ageing body beautiful. Jade Beall […]
Sexy, sassy and over 50
‘Sexy, sassy and over 50’. That’s the subheading given to a feature recently published in Huff/Post 50. The […]
The Twiggy effect? Older women as models in fashion and beauty campaigns
Over the past 12 months there’s been an increase in the number of female celebrities aged 50 and older appearing […]
Middle-aged women, nakedness and sex: Making the invisible visible
Two articles published 24 hours apart in the lifestyle sections of two very different UK news websites covered similar […]
LISTEN: Rebecca Hains discusses #TruthInAds & body image on CBC Radio
Originally posted on Dr. Rebecca Hains:
Yesterday, I spoke with CBC Radio about the Brave Girls Alliance’s #TruthInAds campaign, explaining why we’re…
Visible: 60 at 60. Women, ageing and art
Similar to the project by Brighton based Artist Lou Trigg who recently completed her 50 over 50 project, New Zealand […]
We’re 40… getting ready for sex is like prepping for a space mission!
Here’s a clip from the television sitcom Cougar Town which shows an interchange between the three main female characters: Jules […]
Lack of confidence and feeling invisible to men: Is middle-age really that bad for women?
A study of 2000 women aged 45 and older carried out by A.Vogel (a herbal supplement company)* released its […]
Beauty in older women: Exhibition launch July 2014
You might remember one of my earlier blog posts about this project. I am delighted to say that it is […]
The 50 over 50 project: Women, ageing, identity, and appearance. Exhibition July 2014
UPDATE the exhibition will run 3-10 July 2014 at the University of Brighton. Further details can be found here: […]
Photoshop in action: Remoulding the female body
In case you haven’t seen it already, below is the video ‘Body Evolution’ by GlobalDemocracy.com. It offers a fantastic […]
Bodies, beauty, and burlesque: Artist celebrates ageing femininity
Stephanie Diani is a Los Angeles-based photographer who has produced this wonderful project The Legends of Burlesque. It […]
Beauty in older women: Artist seeks models
I’ve just found out about this wonderful photographic project entitled Beauty in Older Women by Edo Zollo. I’ve pasted the […]
Artists celebrate the beauty of women’s bodies, young and old
Regular visitors to my site will know that I love to write posts about artists who, in their work, […]
More on artists celebrating older female bodies
The Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf, from his wonderful collection Mature, 1999. This work beautifully captures ageing femininity and challenges the depictions […]
Capturing the (older) body beautiful: Artists celebrate ageing and femininity
I’m pleased to include this addition to my earlier post Older women as works of art: Artists celebrate older bodies […]
Barbie, but a little bit different
What was the first thought that came into your mind when you saw this image? Take a few seconds […]
No age limit to body image concerns
When we hear about body image dissatisfaction we tend to think about young people, particularly young women. Indeed, concerns […]
Dr Sharron Hinchliff 