It's never too late: how to become a model, even if you are 95 years old

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-17 17:22

Sometimes people think that it is too late to change something in their life. However, Ernestine Stolberg from Vienna proves the opposite with her example. This elegant woman became a model - and, admittedly, a fairly popular model - at the age of 95.

For Ernestine Stolberg (Ernestine “Erni” Stollberg) The change in occupation happened quite naturally. In fact, this is not the first time Ernie has come under the spotlight - in the 1930s she performed with a Jewish dance group on the stage of the theater - and at that time these performances were considered quite provocative. Just before the German attack on Europe, the entire dance troupe flew from Vienna to Buenos Aires, so Ernestina was able to survive the war years in relative safety.

After the end of the war, Ernie married the manager of the troupe and returned home to Vienna. However, of course, she could not even think that she would work as a model in her homeland. It was until she was 95 years old. The owner of a local shop near Ernie's residence, Markus Strasser, once suggested that an elderly woman try on outfits for a photo shoot. Ernie often visited this store with her dog during the morning walk, so Ernie was no longer "just an old lady on the street." “We would never have invited just some old woman from the street,” says Markus. “We need to know each other well, to trust each other.

Markus Strasser was very pleased with the cooperation. “Suddenly it turned out that Ernie is good at posing and looks good in photographs,” Marcus says. that Ernie also took pictures and performed on stage in her youth, so she feels confident in front of the lens."

Ernie regularly visits Marcus's store and spends almost the whole day there. For her, this is a great opportunity to chat with people, while for Marcus it is a kind of live advertisement for his clothes. The woman already knows many clients and knows how to find an approach to them, suggests some points in style. And sometimes Marcus asks Ernie to try on one or another clothes from his store and takes pictures of them on his mount, after which he uploads these photos to Instagram @park_wien.

“When I ask to put on something elegant, Ernie instantly takes the right position,” says Marcus. “And if I suggest something more daring, youthful, her pose also changes, as does her facial expression, so I don't even need her anything. explain and somehow correct. " Marcus often asks Ernie to try on quite "extreme" things that you can't go out in on a normal day. But Ernie is ready to take on the challenge. Moreover, she sees what result it gives. "Recently there was a girl from Australia who bought an expensive top from us. She was about 20 years old and she said that she came here solely because of Ernie."

"The Green Lady from Brooklyn"also became known to the world at a fairly old age, and all thanks to her eccentricity and great love for all shades of green.