It wouldn’t quite be New York Fashion Week without the iconic Cindy Crawford in the mix, and her schedule this week proved she’s just as busy as ever. Between appearances on the morning shows and a stop at the Forbes Power Women’s Summit—reached by way of midtown Manhattan traffic, no less—the supermodel still made time to sit down for something more intimate: a panel for Upneeq (oxymetazoline hydrochloride ophthalmic solution) 0.1%, the prescription eye drop for adults with low-lying eyelids, for which she serves as spokesperson.
The conversation ranged from ’90s nostalgia to the daily rituals that keep her grounded, and Crawford, ever candid, didn’t hold back on any of it.
On the ’90s
On the decade that made her a household name, she lit up. “I am so lucky I got to experience the ’90s! I love it! It was one of the golden times,” Crawford said. “And now, of course, the young people are obsessed with that time.”
On Aging
That sense of gratitude carried into how she talked about aging—not as something to fight, but something to settle into. “The more I try to be authentic and true to myself, the better I feel. I’m not trying to be 60 looking 30—if I could, maybe I would, but I am all about embracing who I am. I think magazines and brands have also realized their audience is 60-year-old women. When we talk about exclusivity, that’s all part of it.”
On Power
It’s a mindset that extends to how she defines power at this stage of her life. For Crawford, it has little to do with status and everything to do with autonomy. “Power now for me is about having choices. That is the big flex. The more I can set up my life where I have the choice to spend time with the people I want to and do the things I want to—that is what gives me power at 60.”
On Her Morning Routine
That philosophy shows up most clearly in her mornings, which she guards fiercely before the rest of the world gets a say. “I have a very intentional routine. I do not look at any texts or any emails when I first wake up. I have to be intentional with that, and I control the incoming for the first 30 minutes of my day. I do a Bible app, my Meaningful Beauty gua sha and oil, I do red light for my hair, I walk outside, I go on the grass. I spend the first half hour feeding myself. Only once I have my cup of coffee do I start allowing the outside in. I take care of myself before I let any of that in.”
