Three Cool Grandmas On Instagram

NEWS | March 1, 2021

Monette and Mady Malroux © Clément Lemaire

In honor of Grandmothers' Day, which is held in France this year on March 7th, Printemps.com celebrates three stunning seniors and their Instagram accounts. Amidst a sea of younger influencers, these women are showing us that style, indeed, is ageless.

Monette and Mady Malroux

Sporting the same fiery red locks, twin sisters Mady and Monette Malroux have made a signature of their double-ness. Both models and actresses, they've walked for John Galliano and famously appeared in Amélie in 2001 and Paris, Je T'aime in 2006. They've even been in a George Michael video! The two sisters, who live together in Paris and began their careers in the city's scintillating cabarets, have always played on their resemblance to both amuse and trouble audiences, especially by dressing in indistinguishable ensembles. This double-mirror shares the same Instagram account, and they were recently featured in a Printemps.com campaign.

Iran Khanoom

Hailing from Teheran, Iran Khanoom moved to Paris early in the 2010's to be closer to her children and grandchildren. Today, she has no fewer than 264,000 Instagram followers. It's a sizable audience, and one with whom this fab grandma — who celebrated her 91st this past October — shares her perpetually elegant looks, styled with the help of her grandson, designer Daniel Mirzapour. Her posts are always accompanied by benevolent mantras, such as "You are never too old to dream a new dream."

Baddie Winkle

At just over 92, Baddie Winkle is without a doubt the sharpest grandmother on Instagram. After becoming famous at 85, when her great-granddaughter posted a photo of her Nana wearing a decidedly Millennial getup, today Baddie has over 3.5 million followers — more than the famous Iris Apfel! Whether she's lounging on a bed in a miniskirt or dancing next to DJ Diplo, she's clever in her choice of setting and outfit, often sporting eccentric, fluorescent ensembles. It's a daring aesthetic that seems to fall in line with her high-octane personality and sense of humor, to which her Instagram bio attests: "Been stealing ur man since 1928."