She redefined beauty in the ’70s and
fought for fair pay for models. Now
the gap-toothed icon is taking on ageism
in a new campaign. By Kate FosterBEAUTY
VENICE
NOVEL
TRAVELING
AGE
LAUREN
HUTTON
YOUR FIRST WORD IS...“Home is where the heart
is. It’s base camp when I’m
not traveling. My home is
usually in New York City,
but in the winter—so I
don’t get pneumonia—it’s
Venice.” [Laughs]“Right now I’m reading The
New Silk Roads by Peter
Frankopan, which is about
each age of civilization—how
we became tolerant and
stopped being frightened
village folk. It starts in the
Persian Empire, then—
whoosh!—it goes everywhere.”“When it comes to beauty
routines, I use a lot of coconut
oil. I don’t often take showers.
I don’t take baths. If you’re
someplace good, like the
Kalahari Desert, you don’t
take anything, because you
can’t afford the water. But
after a month or so, your skin
has never ever been better.
Though you do have to shower
if you live in a big city, since
there are so many pollutants.”“I haven’t [traveled] in the
past few years because
my mom is sick, but next I
want to go to all the ‘stans’:
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, all
of them. And New Zealand
seems beautiful. I love
the history, and history in
general. History is really just
a dramatic novel.”“Well, you get a tiny shot
to grow up and get wise,
which is pretty wonderful.
And you probably won’t
recognize [your wisdom],
though others might. Also,
as I’ve gotten older, sleep
has become just about the
best thing in my ritual.”RITUAL
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“The definition of beauty as ‘inside and out’ is finally be-
coming more true,” says Lauren Hutton. “We’re seeing
that beauty is in all shapes, sizes, colors, and ages.” What
Hutton (humbly) fails to mention: She was a mother
of the movement. Decades before Slick Woods flashed
her trademark smile, Hutton flaunted hers in ground-
breaking campaigns for Chanel and Revlon and films
like The Gambler and American Gigolo. Nearly 50 years
later, she’s at the forefront again as the face of skin-care
brand StriVectin. “How many beauty companies ask a
75-year-old to head a campaign?” she says. It’s just an-
other breakthrough under her belt.
Below, Hutton shares more in our debut word-
association interview.ELLEWORD“I LIKE A
LITTLE WASH
OF NATURAL
COLOR ON
THE LIPS.”
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ALMOST LIPSTICK
IN BLACK HONEY,
$19, CLINIQUE.COM.
STRIVECTIN S.T.A.R.
LIGHT RETINOL
NIGHT OIL, $99,
STRIVECTIN.COM.HUTTON: PAMELA HANSON/TRUNK ARCHIVE; REMAINING IMAGES: COURTESY OF THE BRANDS.226