By Margot Peppers
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Isabella Rossellini has confessed that she would love to model, but that the fashion industry today has no room for women her age.
The 60-year-old - who was the face of Lancome for 14 years until she was famously dropped days after her 40th birthday for being 'too old' - told the Huffington Post: 'I wish to model today, but there are no models who can work [in their] sixties.'
The mother-of-two also explained that the fashion industry has changed significantly since the height of her career in the Eighties: 'It became much bigger,' she said. 'There is a lot of attention paid to fashion that wasn't before.'
Though she has described herself as 'basically retired', the twice-divorced Italian hasn't lost her touch yet - just last year, she modeled for Bulgari in a campaign shot by Annie Leibowitz.
The daughter of the late Italian film director Roberto Rossellini and Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman began her modelling career at the age of 28, when she was photographed by Bruce Weber for British Vogue.
During her tenure as the face of cosmetics brand Lancome, Ms Rossellini was reportedly the highest-paid actress in the world, with a contract of $2million a year.
But the company abruptly let her go just six days after her 40th birthday, hiring three younger models, including the 33-year-old actress Juliette Binoche, in her stead.
Now, the multihyphenate philanthropist and author - who is also well-known for her role in David Lynch's 1986 film Blue Velvet - lives in Long Island, New York, and is involved in training guide dogs for the blind.
And this is not the first time she has expressed her dismay at the fashion industry's perception of her as 'too old' to get work.
In a 2006 interview with TIME magazine, she talked about the transitory nature of being a model.
'I had a very long career,' she said. 'Now that seems to be rare.'
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Isabella Rossellini has confessed that she would love to model, but that the fashion industry today has no room for women her age.
The 60-year-old - who was the face of Lancome for 14 years until she was famously dropped days after her 40th birthday for being 'too old' - told the Huffington Post: 'I wish to model today, but there are no models who can work [in their] sixties.'
The mother-of-two also explained that the fashion industry has changed significantly since the height of her career in the Eighties: 'It became much bigger,' she said. 'There is a lot of attention paid to fashion that wasn't before.'
Young at heart: Isabella Rossellini, 60, has opened up about her disappointment in the fashion industry. 'I wish to model today, but there are no models who can work [in their] sixties,' she said
Modern times: The actress, who was the face of Lancome for 14 years, said the fashion industry has changed since the Eighties. 'It became much bigger. There is a lot of attention paid to fashion that wasn't before'
The daughter of the late Italian film director Roberto Rossellini and Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman began her modelling career at the age of 28, when she was photographed by Bruce Weber for British Vogue.
During her tenure as the face of cosmetics brand Lancome, Ms Rossellini was reportedly the highest-paid actress in the world, with a contract of $2million a year.
But the company abruptly let her go just six days after her 40th birthday, hiring three younger models, including the 33-year-old actress Juliette Binoche, in her stead.
'There is a lot of attention paid to fashion today that wasn't before'
'They sent me so many flowers on my 40th birthday, it was a morgue,' she said in 2002, according to Vogue. 'I knew I was dead. They said, "Be grateful Isabella. You're lucky you lasted so long in the business."'Now, the multihyphenate philanthropist and author - who is also well-known for her role in David Lynch's 1986 film Blue Velvet - lives in Long Island, New York, and is involved in training guide dogs for the blind.
And this is not the first time she has expressed her dismay at the fashion industry's perception of her as 'too old' to get work.
Iconic spokesman: The daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini was the face of Lancome for 14 years, until the brand famously dropped her in 1992 - just six days after her 40th birthday
'I had a very long career,' she said. 'Now that seems to be rare.'
Today: Now, the mother-of-two resides in Long Island, New York, and is involved in film as well as training guide dogs for the blind
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