Mature reflection

A MEETING with photographer Garvan Gallagher and hearing his plan for a project with older people in Dublin 15 sounded like something I wanted to be involved in.

Over a cup of coffee Garvan told me the question he wanted to ask was “has the fashion industry abandoned older people or had older people abandoned fashion?” He had my interest.

During our chat I found myself telling Garvan about my own experience with fashion, hair, make-up, body shape and the many changes that have occurred over the years. I also spoke about the “new me” that has appeared in my mirror every five to 10 years since I was 20. To say he looked a bit lost would certainly be an understatement.