On August 29, 2021, the model, designer, one of the most stylish women in the world, Iris Apfel, turned 100 years old. We share inspiring statements of the birthday girl – about fashion, style and attitude towards ourselves.
At 100, Iris Apfel remains one of the most influential women in the fashion world. She is the face of a major cosmetic brand. Her antique fabric restoration company has worked with nine US presidents and the world’s largest museums. She has her own jewelry collection. Iris has her very own Barbie doll dressed in a Gucci suit. What is the secret of its popularity?
“You can learn to be fashionable, you can become fashionable, but when it comes to style… You either have it or you don’t,” says Iris Apfel. This legendary woman has a sense of style in her blood. Her mother kept a fashion boutique, her father worked with famous designers. From childhood, the girl was dressed up for any reason, and, according to her recollections, when one day the ribbon in her hair did not match the dress, little Iris was upset to tears.
The complete costume collection was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2005. The exhibition was titled “Rare Bird: Selections from the Iris Barrel Collection”. And she does not let anyone into her legendary dressing room. “Guests often ask if they can look into my closets; editors of major publications also constantly ask for a dressing room tour for them. But no, it won’t happen!”
For many decades, Iris Apfel, with her impeccable taste and courage, has been rightfully considered an icon of style. “It’s not about what you wear, but how you wear it. I wear bracelets for a few dollars with the same pleasure as jewelry: I like to combine incompatible things, to combine things according to the call of my heart. If you rush too zealously to search for your own style, you simply won’t be able to look natural, ”she writes in the book Icon by Chance.
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Here are some inspirational quotes from this amazing woman.
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“I’ve never been pretty, and I never cared about it.”
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“I am a man of color. I would never have become famous if I hadn’t experimented.”
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“I never think ahead of anything. I just feel what needs to be done, and I do it. If the case seems interesting and exciting to me, I take it. And then you can worry about it.”
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“In my youth, I received a good upbringing, but I realized early on that in order to please yourself, you need to be yourself. Trying to be pleasing to everyone, you can turn into nothing.
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“I love to dress up and I don’t care what anyone thinks of me.”
Intelligence, the ability to joke with yourself and love for experiments – that’s the key to the success of Iris Apfel. Without them, she would never have become a person who inspires fashionistas and fashionistas around the world, no matter how old they are.