Age no bar for Delhi divas

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Tanisha Mohan

“40s is the new 30s,” agrees socialite Tanisha Mohan, and she supports Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz when she says that she feels better and content in her 40s than she did in her mid-20s. Irrespective of the Hollywood and India divide, what Diaz said holds true if we notice the pretty faces in Delhi circuit.

Women, well above their 40s, dress up in expensive designer brands and look so comfortable in their skin that they seem to give a tough competition to the younger lot.
A businesswoman, Ramola Bachchan, in her late 40s, does not mind experimenting with her style and is confident about trying out dresses of different lengths. “It is so because I am confident to wear what I want. I don’t need to dress up like a mother or a grandmother if I am in certain age. Everyone wants to look smart and stylish and wear what works for them,” says Ramola.
A constant face in the party circuit, Tanisha Mohan is known for her labels and confidence with which she carries them. “20s is the time when you are struggling and trying to find your hood. In 30s, you are still settling down but by the time you reach 40s, you are comfortable in your skin, and know what you are and what you want in life. All this gives you the confidence to do things your way. Women are changing in the way they used to be earlier. They have time to pamper themselves, manage multiple things, work-out for the best body type and have the confidence and the guts to do stuff they want,” justifies Tanisha.
Designer Rina Dhaka says changes come with time and age. “Experience and life gives you the confidence, which makes you look best in your 40s. Sometime back I dug out an image of myself shot by Prabuddha Dasgupta when I was 22 and tell you the least, I was shocked looking at the image. Though I had everything from success to money, family support and a man who loved me, but I looked miserable due to lack of confidence. Now that I have crossed all the barriers and everything in life is sorted, I feel as if I am in my 20s. 40s is the age when women have attitude, happiness, fitness and confidence, so they look the best,” says Rina.
Make-up artist Meenakshi Dutt says there is no need to stop. “There is nothing called old age now. Why should we stop putting make-up, dressing up or going out? Life is all about us, our personality and the way we want to live,” says Meenakshi, who strongly advocates that age is just number. Tanisha adds, “I have seen many women in their 40s looking absolutely fabulous and girls in their 20s looking not too pleasant. Everything depends on your confidence”.