Desperately seeking silver

I have been desperately searching for photos of cool celebrities with gray hair to add to the silver celebrities and wannabes files. Trying to skip the usuals -- Jamie Lee, and well, Jamie Lee.

Found a list of beautiful celebrities over 50, and not one of them had a hint of gray. I guess that's their job. Dana Delaney, Angela Bassett, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sharon Stone, Kim Basinger, Ellen Barkin, Rene Russo, blah, blah, blah. Gorgeous and not gray. I've read that Sharon Stone is sporting strands of silver, but it just looks like blonde to me. And some nip and tuck.

She looks awesome but not particularly authentic. Even Helen Mirren and Judi Dench look like they've gone back to blonde. I think Lynn Redgrave looks really good, but the clothes leave something to desire. It's like they go gray and give up on fashion. I think it's the weight. I really do. She does look beautiful, though.

So, let's get over the celebrity thing. They have a different gig. Not their job to represent the silver-haired population. Their job is to look as youthful as possible for as long as possible. It's up to us. Which leads me to my latest dilemma.

I saw a gorgeous silver-haired woman at of all places, Michaels, the craft shop. Please don't think I go there. I was afraid, very afraid, but we had an ornament contest at work, and one must do what one must do. I will share my distinctive results in a later post. I shiver just to think about it. I almost made an emergency call to my sister right from the store just to talk me down off the ledge. She is a celebrated fabric artist and crafter. I did not get those genes.

This gorgeous woman. What to do? I had the Rock the Silver® business cards with me. I wanted to give her one and say, hey, I have cool silver hair, too, and I have a website, and I want you to be on it. To inspire other women. But I had not fixed my hair. Wearing a baseball cap, sweats and a tacky polar fleece vest over the top. Maybe she would think I was making a pass. Or trying to rob her. What is the proper approach? How do I address a gorgeous silver-haired role model?

Accepting all advice.

(Note to self -- clean up before going out).

Comments

[Michelle]

"Please don't think I go there." I feel exactly this way every time I have to step foot in the place -- it's WalMart for the creative wannabe.

Be bold! Be brave! Rockin' the silver doesn't mean you have to look stunning every single public minute. You have business cards to help legitimize your introduction, and if a woman isn't flattered by your noticing her fantastic silver locks, she's not right for the blog. Remember, she's just shopping for faux poinsettias at Michael's. She doesn't know she's a role model yet.

BTW, I think Lynn Redgrave still looks better than the blond standing behind her.

[Judy]

There are people who don't like Michael's? Wow!
Donna, got my great Rock the Silver T. Fast shipping. Thanks, Michelle. Maybe we should take a photo of me in the T. I'm not silver yet but more than 50% I'd say.
I met this talented woman http://members.cox.net/trailsandrails/presskit.htm
at a concert and said "I love that you are rockin' the silver." She looked at me like I was nuts until I explained.
We could all print out cards to hand out to women with silver hair.

[Michelle]

Just to be clear about Michael's -- it's great for things like paint and art supplies, but the sheer volume of faux greenery and flowers, acrylic yarn, and other Items From China gets to me. In a bad way.