11 Middle-Aged Women Strip Down To Reclaim 'Sexy' On Their Own Terms
Shelley Emling, Damon Dahlen
Updated ·2 min read
Warning: This post contains erotic imagery and may not be suitable for work environments.
Sometimes, to be a woman over 50 is to feel invisible. It’s walking into a bar or restaurant and no longer being on the receiving end of an admiring glance. It’s feeling like people on the street are looking past you, as if you aren’t even there. Ask a middle-aged woman, and she might say these slights have whittled away at her self-confidence, tricking her into believing the best years are behind her.
We live in a culture that often equates beauty and energy with youth. But we’d like to turn that way of thinking on its head. We believe women can be smart and sassy, beautiful and confident ― and that they can continue to shake things up in the world around them ― whether they’re 50 or 75 or 100.
With that idea in mind, Huff/Post50 photographed 11 very sexy women between the ages of 48 and 67. A few are cancer survivors. A few are grandmothers. A few are single and a few are married. But what they all have in common is that not one is a shrinking violet. They feel better about themselves today than they ever have. We asked each woman to wear whatever makes them feel sexy, and to talk about what being sexy means to them now compared to when they were, say, 21. The resulting photos are stunning ― and entirely un-retouched.
Sheryl Roberts, 48 -- "I know I am perfectly imperfect, flaws and all."
Anne Rosenberg, 59 --- "For me now, sexy is alluring and creative."
Mary Ann Holand, 58 -- "No one but me dictates my sexiness."
Shannon Bradley-Colleary, 50 -- "I just say 'yes' more."
Barbara Rabin, 67 -- "I'm so much stronger now. And strength is sexy."
Pamela Madsen, 52 -- "Sexuality has become my friend."
Sandra LaMorgese, 59 -- "I can now focus on what makes me feel happy."
April Johnson, 58 -- "Being sexy now in my 50s is a feeling."
Robin Hoffman, 50 -- "Bodies are beautiful, but what's glowing within is so much more."
Felicia Gomes-Gregory, 50 -- "Today at 50, sexy is about my nurturing my inner beauty."
Constance Boardman, 57 -- "Feeling sexy now is a lot less about your body."
For more images from the photo shoots click through our gallery of outtakes!
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