Every passing premiere seems to bring out a new flock of PYTs, but never fear—Jane Fonda, Helen Mirren, and more are here to prove you don't have to be a spring chicken to absolutely slaughter the red carpet. Ahead, some of their most recent, jaw-dropping looks even if their industry still relegates women over 40 to playing moms, while their male cohorts' girlfriends stay the same age forever, hmm.
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Helen Mirren
Put Helen in her sunflower Dolce & Gabbana dress and Shonda Rhimes in her spaghetti one, and you've got a Tuscan picnic, basically. Also, that pose.
You're never to old to twirl in a big, tulle princess dress.
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Helen Mirren
Big up to both Helen and designer Sassi Holford for this playful moment.
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Annette Bening
Why does this look like the triumphant end to a biopic about a girl who was told she'd never amount to anything, but years later, you see her in Giorgio Armani at the Venice Film Festival?
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Julianne Moore
One of the perks of growing up is getting your own wind machine to sweep up your hair and Valentino gown. That's a fact.
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Julianne Moore
Who said you couldn't wear skirts above the knee after a certain age? Not Louis Vuitton, nor Julianne Moore, that's who.
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Julianne Moore
Valentino! Couture! Baby!
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Jane Fonda
Remember when J.Lo made Jane Fonda wear a ruffly matron of honor dress in Monster in Law? Classic. But in this Marchesa dream, that peach monstrosity is but a distant memory.
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