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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lisa Salmon

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on making ageing ‘sexy’

Growing old disgracefully: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (Rangeford Villages/PA) -

There’s no way Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is going to “shuffle off into the beige” and be “imprisoned in tweed until the end of days” as he gets older.

Far from it – the flamboyant interior designer, 59, is approaching retirement with a distinctive flourish. He’s determined to reincarnate ageing not just for himself but for the older generation, at a time when “you continue to be yourself for as long as you possibly can” by being realistic about what you can do to grow old disgracefully – or even sexily.

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