Grannies on the runway: Retirees challenge age norms with stunning fashion debut at Vienna Fashion Week 2024

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Vienna Fashion Week features retirees in a show that promotes social inclusion and counters age discrimination...

Style is ageless, say a group of retirees who have just debuted their self-made collection at the Vienna Fashion Week..

"It's time to really ditch (the idea) that grannies and grandpas sit around doing nothing," 63-year-old Brigitte Hrdlicka told AFP ahead of this week's show..

(AFP) Retirees Dazzle at Vienna Fashion Week Members of a group of retired people present their own line of upcycled clothes the Vienna Fashion week..

Fashion Week manager Zigi Mueller-Matyas, who advocates fashion that includes everyone, said that many young models at this week's show were intrigued by the initiative, asking to sneak a peek at what their seniors were doing..