Jane Fonda, This Is Why We Adore You
At 77 years old Jane Fonda is the oldest person to grace the covers of W magazine. The actress and cultural icon is co-starring in the hilarious Netflix comedy “Grace and Frankie” along side Lily Tomlin. You may have noticed a sudden influx in press coverage of the Academy Award-winning fitness guru as result of her new show, but what’s even more notable is her jaw dropping style.
Fonda is holding her own compared to women that are young enough to be her great grandchildren, but Fonda admits that her relationship with fashion has not always been good. “When I was starting out as an actress in New York, I worked as a model because I needed to pay for acting classes,” she told the publication. “But I didn’t have what it took to be a model. I hated all the emphasis on how I looked, and I never paid much attention to clothes.”
Unlike some stars, she has admitted to getting work done and to feeling a bit ashamed for doing so.
“I did have plastic surgery. I’m not proud of the fact that I’ve had it,” she confesses. “But I grew up so defined by my looks. I was taught to think that if I wanted to be loved, I had to be thin and pretty. That leads to a lot of trouble.” This is the kind of interview candor that we appreciate from our icons, especially in a culture that continues to glorify youth and beauty in such a way that even young girls are having work done.
While Fonda has lead a full life as a political activist and feminist in addition to her acting career, at this stage of her life she has set out to “give a cultural face to older women.” And if we may say so ourselves, she’s doing a damn good job of it.
The June/July issue of W Magazine will hit stands June 2nd, but click through here to see some of her best looks.
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