Senior home residents were left feeling 20 years younger after posing for a photoshoot wearing high-fashion wigs and colorful clothing.
Residents at Maplewood Court, an hour outside London, were treated to the glam-up session thanks to the facility’s ‘Lifestyle Team’ who were inspired by a video on social media.
Providing an outrageous wardrobe of flower-studded wigs, sunglasses, hats and giant pearls, the photo shoot had the 72 residents abuzz with excitement.
The fun afternoon was the brainchild of employees Laura Taylor and Jo Morgan who kept it a secret, only leaking bits of excitement. “There was such a buzz in the home.”
“We loved the idea of giving our residents the chance not just to dress up but to go over the top and feel fabulous,” Ms. Taylor told SWNS news agency.
Centenarian Hilda Howes said it provided a new lease of life.
“I loved it, they made me look 80, instead of 100! It was so much fun to dress up in all the bright clothes.”
The pair sourced the wigs online, while other employees contributed jewelry, scarves, and sunglasses.
Deb Eve, a care assistant at the Maplewood home in Maidstone, did the ladies’ make-up while Morgan took the photographs with the help of her daughter.
“We were thrilled that everyone was so keen to get dressed up,” Morgan said.
“The whole thing lifted everyone’s mood; it was wonderful to see.”
The team will now print the photos for residents to display in their rooms, and a photo exhibition for the lobby is also in the works.
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One 92-year-old resident, Violet Syers, gushed, “I’ll be able to look at it every day and see how fabulous I looked.”
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