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One for the Ages

What would it be like to be 120 years old—and what would you wear? Amber Valletta takes a decade-by-decade trip through a century’s worth of ensembles.

September 2011
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September 30, 2019: Girding herself for another decade—and another new generation—our heroine heads out for dinner. There’s a place just around the corner she’s been going to forever…

Alexander McQueen’s fur and wool tweed dress and harness. On men, from left: Dolce & Gabbana’s wool suit, cotton shirt, and shoes. Ray-Ban sunglasses, Tom Ford tie. Dior Homme’s wool suit; Prada’s cotton shirt. Ray-Ban sunglasses, Dolce & Gabbana tie.

Hair by Luigi Murenu for John Frieda; makeup by Lucia Pieroni for Clé de Peau Beauté; special effects makeup by Dominie Till; prosthetic makeup designed and created by Christien Tinsley and Tinsley Studio; manicures by Yuna Park at Streeters. Models: Amber Valletta at DNA Model Management; Brian Shimansky and Matthew Coatsworth, both at Soul Artist Management; Bora Bekteshi (baby) at Generation Model Management. Produced by Dana Brockman at Viewfinders; set design by Jack Flanagan at the Magnet Agency; digital technicians: Kaita Takemura and Justin Farkas. Stills and motion captured in 5K with the Red Epic Camera provided by Red Digital Cinema and B2Pro. Photography assistants: Dominick Sheldon, Nico Kern, and Pavel Woznicki. Fashion assistants: Felicia Garcia-Rivera and Laura Jones.
September 2011
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