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'A Lovely Feeling': Celebrating Older Women With Fabulous Style

NPR | By Ina Jaffe
Published April 1, 2013 at 3:19 AM EDT
Ilona Royce Smithkin, 93, cut her red hair to make her eyelashes.
Courtesy of Ari Seth Cohen
Ilona Royce Smithkin, 93, cut her red hair to make her eyelashes.
Linda Zagaria, New York City, 2011
1 of 10  — Linda Zagaria, New York City, 2011
Linda Zagaria, New York City, 2011
/ Courtesy of Ari Seth Cohen
Mary, New York City, 2012
2 of 10  — Mary, New York City, 2012
Mary, New York City, 2012
/ Courtesy of Ari Seth Cohen
Tziporah Salamon, New York City, 2011
3 of 10  — Tziporah Salamon, New York City, 2011
Tziporah Salamon, New York City, 2011
/ Courtesy of Ari Seth Cohen
Ilona Royce Smithkin, New York City, 2012
4 of 10  — Ilona Royce Smithkin, New York City, 2012
Ilona Royce Smithkin, New York City, 2012
/ Courtesy of Ari Seth Cohen
The Idiosyncratic Fashionistas, New York City, 2011
5 of 10  — The Idiosyncratic Fashionistas, New York City, 2011
The Idiosyncratic Fashionistas, New York City, 2011
/ Courtesy of Ari Seth Cohen
Carmen De Lavallade, New York City, 2012
6 of 10  — Carmen De Lavallade, New York City, 2012
Carmen De Lavallade, New York City, 2012
/ Courtesy of Ari Seth Cohen
London, 2011
7 of 10  — London, 2011
London, 2011
/ Courtesy of Ari Seth Cohen
New York City, 2013
8 of 10  — New York City, 2013
New York City, 2013
/ Courtesy of Ari Seth Cohen
Lois Kinley, New York City, 2012
9 of 10  — Lois Kinley, New York City, 2012
Lois Kinley, New York City, 2012
/ Courtesy of Ari Seth Cohen
Linda Rodin, New York City, 2012
10 of 10  — Linda Rodin, New York City, 2012
Linda Rodin, New York City, 2012
/ Courtesy of Ari Seth Cohen

Blogger Ari Seth Cohen with Ilona Royce Smithkin, 93, one of his most famous subjects.
/ Courtesy of Ari Seth Cohen
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Courtesy of Ari Seth Cohen
Blogger Ari Seth Cohen with Ilona Royce Smithkin, 93, one of his most famous subjects.

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