But the fashion and beauty industry rejects the notion that an ideal is being imposed on impressionable women everywhere.

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The fashion and beauty industry is starting to notice them, too.

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High fashion and the beauty industry have tipped their hat to women older than 50 in recent years with campaigns such as Lauren Hutton for Alexis Bittar jewelry and Gitte Lee for French apparel brand Celine.

CNN: Aging stylishly, online and in the streets

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