Advanced Style (2014)

Advanced Style examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging.

Director:

Lina Plioplyte

Writers:

Ari Cohen, Lina Plioplyte

Stars:

Iris Apfel, Joyce Carpati, Ari Cohen

Cast

Credited cast:
Iris Apfel
Joyce Carpati
Ari Cohen
Lynn Dell
Pamela Deutsch
Simon Doonan
Zelda Kaplan
Ricki Lake
Jane Latman
Jacquie Murdock
Debra Rapoport
Tziporah Salamon
Stan Satlin
Ilona Smithkin
Anna Snead

Storyline

Advanced Style is a documentary that shows the lives of seven unique New Yorkers who's eclectic unique style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging. Based on Ari Seth Cohen's famed blog of the same name, this film paints intimate and colorful portraits of independent stylish women aged 62 to 95 who are challenging conventional ideas about beauty, aging and Western culture's increasing obsession with youth, all the while being thrust into new found fame.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Comedy | Drama | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 2014 (UK)

Also Known As:

Возраст стилю не помеха

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,500, 28 September 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$6,500, 28 September 2014

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

It's only a number

Advanced Style is a documentary focusing on seven women, ages 62-95, who show us that age is only a number. These are vital New York women who dress the way they want and have wonderful energy and attitudes that keep them young.

The inspiration for this was Ari Seth Cohen, who started a blog that celebrated older women. Among the women appearing here: 80-year-old Joyce Carpati, who studied opera in Milan and learned style at the same time. Not only is her skin alabaster, her look exquisite, but at 80 she has one helluva singing voice!

Another is a woman I have met, Joyce Dell, who owns and operates Off Broadway, a New York boutique. 79 at the time of the documentary, she exudes glamour and enthusiasm, not to mention boundless energy.

Jacquie Murdock is a former dancer at the Apollo. Nearly blind, at 82, she was chosen as the face of Lanvin.

I could go on but you really need to see these remarkable ladies for yourselves. I took away from this documentary two things I already knew but that can always bear repeating- it's never too late; and no matter how old you are, you always feel 18.