Shortly before she receives the Spike of Honor at the Valladolid International Film Week, which begins today, Charlotte Rampling went viral on social media for appearing in Massimo Dutti’s new campaign “True Minds,” a collection of minimalist-cut garments (the trademark of the brand). ), which aim to emphasize the wearer’s attitude over the design. “Rampling is an icon who continues to inspire us,” explains the Inditex Group brand of a campaign in which the 77-year-old actress appears alongside two well-known faces from the fashion industry; Lila Moss, daughter of Kate Moss, and the Sudanese model Alaato Jazyper, the new big promise of the catwalks.
TRUE SPIRITS | Personal style is as obvious as it is difficult to achieve. Charlotte Rampling wears pieces from our latest women’s collection, available now in stores and online: https://t.co/WQhvI8Khqr #MassimoDutti #NewinDutti pic.twitter.com/7YtNquvt6T
— Massimo Dutti (@massimodutti) October 20, 2023
The truth is that Rampling is one of the few actresses who has managed to overcome the age culture that surrounds cinema. She was nominated for an Oscar for the first time in 2016 for the film “45 Years”. Several releases are on the horizon, including the second part of “Dune” next March. She also knew how to get rid of her image as a sexual icon, which began with the successful film “The Night Porter” (1974) and was reinforced, among other things, by the legendary pictures that Helmut Newton took in the seventies and eighties. In fact, last September, the actress became one of the main stars of the Venice festival: she presented Liliana Cavani, director of “The Night Porter”, with the Golden Lion of Honor and chose for the occasion a minimalist but modern black Courrèges dress with geometric details. A few weeks later, she attended the French brand’s fashion show as well as other shows during Paris Fashion Week.
Over the last three years, Rampling has actually strengthened his presence in the fashion industry. The British actress, who began her career as a model in the Sixties, in the midst of swinging London, starred in the video for Saint Laurent’s summer 2021 collection and walked the catwalk for the brand Ami last February.
Inditex, in turn, has been engaging models and personalities of all generations for several years in order to expand its audience and at the same time do something about the blatant age discrimination in fashion. Last summer, actress Ángela Molina became Zara’s role model and starred in the campaign created by Mario Sorrenti for Thirteen Pieces, a capsule of also neutral and minimalist garments. Two years ago, the company hired 50-year-old model Marie Sophie Wilson as the face of another basic collection. Wilson appeared with natural makeup and white hair. Other models over forty, such as Kristina de Conning, muse of Martin Margiela, have been the face of various campaigns.