Vera Wang has sparked a conversation about aging after posting a poolside snap. On 28 May, the 74-year-old designer shared a series of stunning poolside photos with her followers, showing off her look: a white one-piece swimsuit, silver earrings, and Vera Wang sunglasses. The caption read, “My SLIM AARONS moment .
..Happy Summer!!!” After some said she was “aging backward,” users on X, formerly known as Twitter , called them out for using the phrase.
“Why are we afraid to show the realities of being 74? I loved my mom’s wrinkles and smile lines. They showed she lived life! It’s sad to think that we’re not allowed to age now..
. gracefully or not,” one user wrote , while another said: “Vera Wang very much looks her age and guess what? That ain’t a problem!” “Aging is a beautiful thing. Embrace it,” someone else wrote.
Even Wang has balked at the concept, with her notably responding to a fan who previously wrote : “You are very very, very young.” Quickly, she’d replied: “NO. I am my own person but def not young.
” In an interview with the BBC , the famous designer admitted that she finds all forms of ageism awful and “so old-fashioned”. She told the outlet: “You have to try and continue to grow in one way or another.” She also reflected on the reaction she received after she’d posted photos of herself in a sports bra online.
She explained she never thought of “going way out of my way” to preserve her youth “in a fanatical, obse.