Cindy Joseph D&G casting, NYC 1999 Reading about how fashion is finally embracing older women, I keep thinking about this moment. When Steven Meisel asked me for a very natural woman in her 50s with grey hair, we took to the streets of New York to find her. It wasn’t a trend—it was actually really hard. Women simply didn’t allow themselves to go grey then. We found Cindy. For me, beauty was never only about youth. She had spent decades as a makeup artist. No one had ever asked her to model. Steven saw her immediately. That campaign led to Ford, and she became part of a very small group who quietly started to shift things. She once said there used to be three of them at a go-see. Then ten. Then sometimes a room full. Now it’s a movement. She passed away at 67, but her impact stayed 🤍 | Jennifer Starr Casting