Jean describes her style as 'more street than smart' and keeps on top of the latest trends thanks to her job in a boutique in Bath. A knee op hasn't stopped her being active – at 75, she still runs three times a week Photograph: Channel 4
75-year-old Bridget puts together her amazing, colourful outfits on a shoestring budget, digging through charity shops for bargains. She recently splashed out on a pair of Doc Martens for £4. Having been an activist all her life, her latest project is to raise the profile of older women Photograph: Bridget
Gillian started out as a ballet dancer in the 1940s. Now, at 87, she looks back on a career that includes choreographing Cats and Phantom of the Opera in the West End Photograph: Channel 4
One of the oldest peers in the House of Lords, Lady Trumpington is 91 and her guilty pleasure is shopping, specifically catalogue-browsing. She hit the headlines in 2011 when she gave a two-fingered salute in the chamber Photograph: Channel 4
Daphne, 85, is a model – she was re-discovered at the age of 70, when she was newly widowed. She is signed to a major agency and works all over the world, helping to change the perception of older women in the fashion industry Photograph: Channel 4
Sue first became famous as the 'Queen of Low Fat Cooking'. Now in her 70s she has reinvented herself as an outsider artist and curator. She wears some of her art, and says that her distinctive look releases her 'from the tyranny of fashion' Photograph: Channel 4
