It has been incredibly hard, as I have always been close to her,” he says. Like the runway show, the project puts digital grandpas and grannies in colourful, beautiful garments inspired by traditional Nigerian clothing and Afro-futuristic fashion.Īfegbua credits his mother as his inspiration. I see it as a way to shift perceptions.”įashion Show For Seniors – which propelled Afegbua to Instagram and media stardom in early 2023 – is part of a bigger endeavour titled The Elder Series, which is set on debunking stereotypes around older people as well as celebrating African faces and bodies. It can help create things that don’t exist, like older models on a runway – as obvious as that might sound. “Artificial intelligence is proving to be a fantastic tool to do that. “With my work, I always try to find new ways to tell stories,” he says, speaking from his home in Lagos, Nigeria. It’s a way, he says, to show how technology can challenge stereotypes and forge new conversations around topics such as ageism. Afegbua used AI-software to conjure this parallel fashion world. The overall effect is joyful and arresting, the models proud of their years.Įxcept, they aren’t real. They’re draped in beautiful shawls and wraps, elaborate gele (a type of head tie predominantly worn in West Africa) and fila (a soft hat for men). Black African models with grey hair and lined faces are seen strutting the runway. The images are, simply put, an homage to old age.
Marie-Claire Chappet is a London-based arts and culture journalist and contributing editor at Harper’s Bazaar Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld is out now It’s always fertile ground to explore.” The result is, as Sittenfeld herself would say, “too delightful”. “There’s something charming and irresistible and timeless about two people falling in love,” she says, of the smart dissection of romance – of why and how we fall in love, and what it feels like – which forms a connecting tissue between so many of her novels. It could have been clunky, but instead feels fresh and compelling. She approached Sally as a fellow writer, which explains the epistolary interlude in the novel’s middle section, set over some Covid-era flirtatious email exchanges (“Sally is at her best on the page,” notes Sittenfeld). I ask how it felt to inhabit the persona of comedy writer Sally – wasn’t there pressure to ‘write funny’? Yet her easy wit as we chat makes the inquiry redundant. It’s like going to lunch with a person you hate – why would you do it?” “I would not want to write from the point of view of a character I found despicable. “I have to have a certain amount of compassion for a character,” she says. She describes these women as prime Sittenfeld fare, namely, people whose consciousness she wants to roam around in for the years it takes to write a novel. Her third novel, American Wife (2008) was a pseudo retelling of Laura Bush’s life, and The Nominee from her sublime 2018 short story collection You Think It, I’ll Say It, felt like an early stab at writing Hillary. Her last novel was Rodham in 2020, a counterfactual reimagining of the life of Hillary Clinton if she had not married Bill. The bestselling novelist, whose books are widely acclaimed, was clearly due something lighter, less weighed down with – for example – hefty political associations.
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The Service95 Book Club is live! Visit now to discover our June Book of the Month: Shuggie Bain, plus lots more reading recommendations and exciting new content The women were kind enough to share five other books on their list – discover them for yourself below. During my visit, we discussed Service95 Book Club’s first Book of the Month Shuggie Bain, and I loved hearing the group’s brilliant, honest and challenging reactions to a novel that’s so close to my heart. Books Unlocked is increasing literacy levels, boosting confidence and creating strong communities. I have always believed books have the power to change lives, but seeing this power in action was incredible.
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The visit was in partnership with Books Unlocked, an organisation that provides free copies of Booker Prize longlisted and shortlisted titles to people in UK prisons. I recently had the honour of attending a very special reading group, at Downview women’s prison in Surrey, England.
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