Mom goes viral on TikTok with bold outfits —…
Forget get-young-quick schemes. Australian mother Trish Roda is proving age and authenticity are the final word type assertion.
At 58, her closet isn’t a place of limitation. It’s a space of liberation. It’s where she comes alive.
“Age is just a number,” Roda told news.com.au.
“Style is who you are. Style is character. Style is showing your own expression. Style is just being you.”
“Show how amazing she is at 58”
She’s been styling wardrobes for many years, but her boldest collaboration yet is with her 31-year-old daughter, Suzannah Gagliardi. Together, they’re making age-inclusive fashion go viral.
“We’re very close, my mom and I. We’re like best friends,” Gagliardi told news.com.au.
“I’ve always known her to be such a strong woman. She’s who I aspire to be when I grow older.”
The pair believed Roda’s ardour for fashion deserved a greater viewers, so they turned to TikTok and had been fast to gain traction.
“I just felt like I wanted to put it out there and show how amazing she is at 58,” Gagliardi said.
Australian mother Trish Roda, 58, has gone viral for her outfits. TikTok/@suzzy.gg/video
It’s a love that her mother is more than thrilled to share, pushing fashion boundaries and difficult expectations positioned on middle-aged ladies by society.
“We’re dictated by how we should dress, how we should look. It’s really about knowing who you are as a person, and that’s hard to do,” Roda said.
“If people search for who they are within their own four walls, then when they walk outside the door, they can conquer the world.”
It’s a message the world might use more of, but this is the web, and the mother-daughter duo hasn’t escaped the darkish facet of the feedback part.
Roda’s daughter posts vides of the 58-year-old Melbourne girl modeling fashionable clothes. TikTok/@suzzy.gg/video
Their most latest post has amassed more than 780,000 views, with Roda trying sensational in a pair of black leather-based pants and a sparkly top.
Still, not even a shimmering top and a smile might silence the web’s self-appointed fashion police.
“She’s proof that looks don’t last forever,” one commenter wrote.
“If that was my mom, I’d be telling her to wise up,” another posted.
A 3rd added: “She looks lovely, but I just think when you get to a certain age, you can dress lovely without trying to look like you’re 30 years younger. Just my opinion.”
As others demanded Roda “dress your age”.
“An army behind her”
But if you assume a few keyboard warriors might rattle them, assume again.
“Negative comments don’t make me feel upset. They empower me,” Roda admitted.
“It’s like, ‘Wow, bring it on. Bring it on. Wait till you see my next outfit.’”
Some disapproving commenters have called on Roda to “dress your age.” TikTok/@suzzy.gg/video
While Ms Gagliardi is protecting of her mother, she doesn’t give a lot air to the negativity either.
“I feel like everyone’s open to their own opinions. That’s okay,” she said. “Everyone has their own style, and as long as it doesn’t affect my mom, I’m okay.”
“There’s pretty much an army behind her just sticking up for her, which I love.”
She’s speaking about the people in the feedback defending Roda’s proper to categorical herself through fashion, but also about the messages that fill her DMs every morning.
“My inbox is full with so much love and people saying, ‘Oh my god, I love your mom. She’s so inspiring.’ I’ve got people saying they were fearing aging, but now they’re not,” she explained.
That’s finally the “why” behind their trigger. It’s more than material and aptitude. It’s about reassuring other ladies that it’s okay to show up precisely as they’re.
“I just want to bring out the best in people,” she said.
“If I can inspire even one woman to embrace who she is, that’s enough for me.”
For the duo, fashion isn’t about turning back the clock. They’re only just getting began proving that type doesn’t come with an age restrict.
“We’ll definitely keep posting,” Gagliardi said. “My mom has so many different styles and different outfits and just everything. We’ll keep sharing the fun.”
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