Life Begins At Forty

February, 1995

Life Begins at FortyThere was a time when the only woman in America who admitted to being 40 was Linda Evans. Then came Joan Collins, the ultimate timepiece. And thus Aaron Spelling, in creating TV's Dynasty, made the world safe for 40-year-olds. Suddenly, older women--Jane, Raquel, Lauren--were coming out of closets all over America. Better yet, they were wearing short skirts and high heels and had bodies that were aging like wine, not vinegar. Forty became something to be flaunted, not fled fr...