"I'd rather sign a contract with a record company than to sign up for the nursing home!" writes 69-year old British DJ Ruth Flowers on her glitzy home page. Flowers, a grandmother, has recently become a staple of Parisian club life by turning an initially whimsical experimentation with electronic music into a career as a DJ. It doesn't really matter how well she spins, though -- as with the 14-year old fashion blogger, mastering the art of age defiance is enough, at least for now.

Flowers was inspired several years ago by the music and atmosphere of her grandson's birthday party and subsequently reached out to a French producer for instruction. She eventually picked up various disc-jockeying techniques and began mixing techno old-school tracks. Today, she's got gigs at the Cannes Film Festival and the biggest clubs in Paris under her belt, and plans to release a single in the spring.

Still, Flowers's fame rests upon the juxtaposition of her white hair and giant sunglasses, her wrinkles and oversized starter jackets. She's been credited with proving that "old people are awesome" and writes on her site that she "likes to have fun and to bring everyone in her wake." Pun intended? Oops.

Like the sight of the tiny Tavi in front rows at Fashion Week, Flowers and her diamond-studded headphones behind a DJ booth and throbbing mob of clubbers is weird, but in the best way. And like Tavi, whose hype has come under intense scrutiny, Flowers will probably end up needing to defend herself against the thing that got her noticed in the first place -- sheer novelty.