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Karen Batson — Never Stop Reinventing Yourself

April 5, 2020 by Nadine Cresswell-Myatt No Comments
Karen Batson at Cookie Melbourne
To discover more about a person’s professional achievements you can usually look them up on LinkedIn. When you search for Karen Batson’s page, however, there is just one word — Cookie. Yet that word alone speaks volumes and she has no need to advertise her skill set. Cookie has become a cult Melbourne institution since it opened its doors in 2003. Tourists mark it as a must-visit in their guidebooks, Melbournites flock there for an after work cocktail, and foodies bolt there to sample her innovative Thai cuisine.

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Reading time: 8 min
Broads We Love, Career

Denise Drysdale Thinks Being Serious is Overrated

October 7, 2019 by Neha Kale No Comments
Denise Drysdale Studio 10
Denise Drysdale makes it impossible to keep a straight face. The iconic entertainer, who’s channelled her madcap, bone dry brand of humour through our TV screens for the last five decades is against the scourge of seriousness that’s engulfing the country – reminding us we all need to muck around a little more.

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Career, Life

Retirement for the Restless

July 16, 2019 by Beverley Streater No Comments
Mature women at dinner
Retirement means different things to different people. For some older women, it can be the reward for a lifetime of hard work, the time for holidays, to explore new pursuits and spend time with family, while for others it can feel like a loss of identity, or simply too much time to think. One of the latter, Beverley Streater found that retirement, initially, offered more challenges than rewards.

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The Older Women Who Are Running Airbnb

December 2, 2018 by Nadine Cresswell-Myatt No Comments
Sylvie Airbnb Older Women
Increasingly, women over fifty are turning to alternative, supplementary income streams such as Airbnb, to assist with the rising cost of living. As a result, mature women are the fastest growing segment in this unique hosting community, and are often the highest-rated hosts on the platform. Our own Airbnb aficionado, Nadine Cresswell-Myatt takes a look at some of the benefits of becoming an Airbnb host, and the many ways it is empowering older women financially.

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Lisa Hall — Into the Arms of Mother India

October 10, 2018 by Casey Rafferty No Comments
Lisa Hall for Broad Magazine. Photo by Casey Rafferty.
Lisa Hall is the free-spirited couturier behind the womenswear label, Madame Hall, creating bespoke, original attire for urban bohemians. Unlike other western fashion designers before her, Lisa was not content to simply fly home with a suitcase full of Indian fabrics, and instead, traded life in Sydney for a remote Indian town at the age of 48.

By immersing herself in what truly inspires her — art, traditional crafts, and colour as a reflection of everyday life, Madame Hall has flourished, attracting a dedicated community of followers and customers from around the world, and even gracing the pages of Australian Vogue on one Cate Blanchett.

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Broad is the premier publication dedicated to the life, style and beauty needs of mature Australian women. We put women aged 50-plus centre stage, to disrupt the stereotype of ageing through quality journalism and a design lens that embraces the beauty of being older.

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👊👊🏽👊🏿 PREACH 👊🏿👊🏽👊 I 👊👊🏽👊🏿 PREACH 👊🏿👊🏽👊 It's been 27 years since the Supreme Court justice, now 87, was sworn in. Only the second woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, she became a trailblazer for women and a staunch advocate for gender equality following her own experiences with sex discrimination throughout University and her early career. Her story is one of persistent, unwavering dedication to the cause. Play the long game — good advice, now more than ever. 📸 of the notoroius RBG by Irving Penn.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #justiceginsburg #notoriousrbg #legend #icon #iconicwomen #success #resilience #empowerment #quotes #qotd #equalpay #womenover50 #womenover60 #maturestyle #womensupportingwomen #feminism #feminist #ladyboss #fightinequality #maturewomen #realstories #sheroes #broadswelove
In her new book, 'Lived Experience: Reflections on In her new book, 'Lived Experience: Reflections on LGBTQ Life', French-Senegalese photographer Delphine Diallo presents portraits of LGBTQ people over the age of 50 from around the world, alongside their stories of resilience, progress, and love. 📷 of writer, speaker, and activist Alexis De Veaux (left) and visual scholar, writer, activist, and educator Sokari Ekine (right) © Delphine Diallo.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #loveislove #lgbtqi #pride #portrait #portraitmode #portraitphotographer #portraitphotography #greyhair #grayhair #grey #silverhair #maturestyle #olderwomen #50plus #60plus #overfifty #oversixty #disruptageing #representation #daretobedifferent #agepositive #wisdomofage #queercommunity #womensupportingwomen
Stefanie Osborne @osborne_society is used to turni Stefanie Osborne @osborne_society is used to turning heads. The Adelaide based silver stylist lives and breathes fashion and has a contagious passion for Australian designers and style leaders. Head to the link in our bio where we talk to Stefanie about her experience launching a business in her 60’s and how she has found that living a stylish life only gets easier with age. Dress by @white_label_noba⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #osbornemonarchstyle #osbornemonarch #australianfashion #australianstyle #silverhair #silverfox #greyhair #50plus #60plus #maturestyle #womeninbusiness #daretobedifferent #50plusandfabulous #60plusandfabulous #fashionover50 #fashionover60 #shorthair #statementhair #agelessstyle⁠ #agelessfashion #broadswelove
Where have you been hiding @jennycloverhacker?? Je Where have you been hiding @jennycloverhacker?? Jenny, who describes herself as a 'late bloomer-boomer' was recently discovered and is now being represented by modeling agent and founder, Martez Saporta-Rothuysen, of MMM Agency, Cape Town, South Africa, and we can't wait to see where her new journey takes her! 📸 of Jenny by Grethe Rosseaux.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #maturemodel⁠ #fashionover50⁠ #over50style⁠ #silverfoxMMM⁠ #silverhair⁠ #maturebeauty⁠ #bestagermodel⁠ #over50andfabulous⁠ #commercialmodel⁠ #lifestylemodel⁠ #capetownmodels⁠ #maturestyle⁠ #greyhair⁠ #50plusstyle⁠ #60plusstyle⁠ #agelessstyle⁠ #agelessfashion⁠ #daretobedifferent
When you stumble across a fairtrade, organic, and When you stumble across a fairtrade, organic, and ethically made label that also uses models that are fifty plus and fabulous = winning. German-based fashion label Elemente Clemente @elemente_clemente is committed to ethical and environmentally responsible methods to produce beautiful, timeless pieces from the finest linens, silks and wools. This photo by @elizabethpodlesnik with HMU by @karla.makeupartist shows off their striking red boiled wool dress and gauntlets. Elemente Clemente is represented by @jp_represents.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #ecofriendlyfashion #contemporaryfashion #trendforcast #crueltyfree #consciousfashion #redefiningfashion #maturestyle #fashionatany age #greyhair #grayhairdontcare #fashionforchange #independentfashion #styleoverfashion #fiftyplusfashionista #stylishover40 #60isthenewfierce #50plusfashionista #40plusfashionista #whatimwearingnow #consciousclothing #shopethical #realwomen #agelessbeauty
One from the archives during a time where we have One from the archives during a time where we have to celebrate our culinary and artistic greats from a distance — Executive Chef Karen Batson is a coiled dynamo always at the ready. Yet ironically for someone who heads up some of Melbourne's most iconic kitchens, she has never formally trained as a chef, instead rising on her own wave of creativity, on currents that buoyed her from all corners of the globe. Just head to the link in our bio for a read, and when the world reopens, head to Cookie or Magic for a feed. 😋 Photo of Karen Batson by Jay Donohue.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #australianchef #melbournefoodie #cookiemelbourne #karenbatson #inspiringwomen #iconic #realstories #inspiring #daretobedifferent #over50 #over60 #ageing #ageisjusanumber #disruptageing #greyhairdontcare #silvershavemorefun #womenoverfifty #fiftyplus #ladyboss #becurious #changethescript #chooseadventure #broadswelove ⁠

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