Quotes by 'Iris Apfel'

Iris Apfel

Iris Apfelis an American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion icon...

Shock can kill you. Shock is terrible. But what you've got to do is live in the present, which is what I have always done.

Self-exploration is very painful, but unless you do that, you will never know who you are and who you want to be.

god oh

Oh my God, I'm a walking advertisement for discounted shopping.

Nothing I ever did I expected to do. It just kind of happened.

Nobody is original anymore. Nobody has any original style.

It's better to be happy than to be well-dressed.

people

I've always loved to help people, young people in particular.

I'm not a collector of clothes. I've got clothes to wear.

I wasn't interested at all in doing a documentary. I was not a public figure.

liked looked

I was never a fan of Chanel. I liked it on other people. Some other people. All the ladies who were too plump and busty looked like little sausages.

wore

I still have the dress I wore on the first date with my husband, which was more than 66 years ago. I still have it, and it still fits.

standard

I get very involved with my things, and they are not standard equipment.

I don't look at Instagram. I don't have much to do with social media.

I didn't have children, but I never wanted children.