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Fashion attempted to treat her as a “gimmick” or a one-off exception to the rule. Daphne, however, insisted on being a precedent. She refused to hide the maps of experience written on her face or the silver in her hair. While the industry obsessed over Botox and airbrushing, Daphne walked with the effortless grace of a woman who had nothing left to prove and everything to enjoy. She treated the catwalk not as a job, but as a victory lap. Between sips of champagne and vibrant social gatherings, she became a living testament to the idea that a woman’s “peak” is wherever she decides it is.
