My, How You've Grown!
It's always been said that the years are usually kinder to the male of our species. As Mother Nature swings from those female protrusions that were once firm and perky, it seems she merely dusts the temples of our male counterparts, giving rise to the occurrence of the often distinguished and charismatic, silver-haired fox.For a lot of Hollywood actors, the years seem to have been incredibly kind (Oh how typical).
What was once fleshy in the face department is now chiselled and rugged.
What once was a questionable hair-do, now benefits from the knowledge of a thousand disaster cuts and styles.
The fashion houses have cashed in on the acceptance (and subsequent massive popularity) of male grooming products (we know you use them), all to the benefit of the maturing gent.
We know not every man over the age of forty slips comfortably into his Heff-style smoking jacket, as he proceeds to charm all females in a twenty mile radius, but we're pretty sure the cardigan-wearing variety of older man won't mind the comparison.
It seems that a plethora of forty-something stars have never looked better.
And of course we all realise the likes of Brad Pitt don't fall into the category of average dad-like individual.
Given the personal trainer, in-house dietician and a wardrobe full of terribly expensive togs, one could argue that, if blessed with an attractive mush, the trappings of a celebrity lifestyle won't exactly impact the maturing process in a negative way.
Which indeed it won't.
But the difference is sometimes quite startling.
It may just be the cringe-worthy style disasters of a decade that fashion forgot, but judging by our photo gallery plenty of Hollywood's sexiest actor-types are looking much better in their autumnal years than they did in their bright-eyed and bushy-tailed twenties.
See what you think by clicking on the photo gallery above to see who's come into their own as they've hit the big 4-0!
Vickie Juett.
