Lauren Hutton called 'anti-aging' an 'old-fashioned term'

Lauren Hutton called 'anti-aging' an 'old-fashioned term'

Supermodel and actress Lauren Hutton has been in the public spotlight for decades. She has starred alongside actors like Richard Gere, landed on the cover of Vogue 27 times and been the face of major beauty brands including Revlon and StriVectin. She's currently working with the latter brand as a global ambassador, in part because of its pro-aging message, as she revealed in a recent interview with Byrdie.

"I liked what they wanted to do and how they shifted the conversation towards age positivity rather than this idea of ​​'anti' aging - which never made much sense to me," she told the publication. “I was really impressed that they were smart enough to talk to women of my generation.”

While the 78-year-old star enjoys her share of beauty products, she admits the industry is "obsessed with youth." In fact, Hutton tested the water by getting Botox once in the past, according to a 2019 interview with People. But she prefers to stay away from injections these days.

"I jumped back when I saw myself because I had an eyebrow that looked like the Wicked Witch," she said at the time. Instead, she seems to prefer to embrace her evolving looks. "The wrinkles will be there and they really are the badges of your life," Hutton previously told People.

With that in mind, it's no surprise that the supermodel-turned-actress has a refreshing perspective on what it means to grow older. “If we’re lucky, we’ll all grow old,” she told Byrdie. "I think it's time to recognize that anti-aging is an old-fashioned term."

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The concept is not only inappropriate but could also be detrimental to wellbeing, adds Hutton. "There's a lot of research that shows our attitudes have so much to do with how we age," she explained. “So instead of worrying about that wrinkle or that spot, we should all be focusing on taking good care of our skin and ourselves, and the industry can help change that conversation for the future.”

She's not wrong. According to a study published in February 2022, people who are positive about aging tend to live longer and healthier lives than those who feel bad about aging.

So how does Hutton maintain a positive attitude? She mentioned a few things that keep her grounded in her recent Byrdie interview that might help. She prefers to spend her time outside, preferably without light pollution, so that she can look at the stars in the evening. “Hanging out with my friends, cooking and eating, making good movies, calling my three younger sisters and laughing” was also on the list.