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‘Sexy Has No Expiration Date’

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Samantha Mackowitz Student Contributor, Suffolk University
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Erica Markle Student Contributor, Suffolk University
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Suffolk chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Recently, American Apparel released photos of their newest lingerie model, Jacky O’Shaughnessy, who happens to be a 62-year-old actress. American Apparel captioned the release, ‘Sexy Has No Expiration Date.’ Jacky was scouted at a restaurant in New York City, and started modeling for the eccentric company in 2011.

Vogue said Jacky had a natural elegance to her that made her a perfect fit for the brand. The “Mature Model” is a somewhat new trend for other clothing companies, such as, The Row and TJ Maxx.

Comments on the photo range from people feeling extreme discomfort, to people in full support of the ad. American Apparel is no stranger to their ads making people feel uncomfortable, and to them, this is just another one of those ads.

Jacky has 18,000 plus likes on the Instagram picture of her in lingerie! She even told Fashionista.com: “You know, I’ve read so many times that modeling is vapid at best. I found it to be engaging and creative. It requires energy and an ability to communicate without words.” How cool is she?!

 

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Samantha Mackowitz

U Conn

Social Media Director for Her Campus UConn. I am a Communication major and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor at the University of Connecticut. Currently a PR Assitant for Mintz + Hoke.
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Erica Markle

Suffolk

Originally from Connecticut, Erica attends Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. She is a senior, majoring in public relations, and minoring in marketing. She founded Suffolk's chapter of Her Campus along with co-Campus Correspondent, Mackenzie Newcomb. has interned at a few start-up companies including Quincy Apparel and Good to Go Organics. She was also a public relations intern at Regan Communications Group, and is currently the advertising/marketing intern at The Improper Bostonian Magazine. Erica also works on Newbury Street at Jack Wills University Outfitters, a British clothing company that is expanding across America. She is very interested in the world of fashion, and hopes to make it big doing marketing/PR for a fashion magazine or as a publicist in New York City or LA upon graduation. In her free time, she enjoys shopping, hanging out with friends, going to the beach, reading, writing, and dancing.