Iris Apfel
Iris Apfel
Iris Apfelis an American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion icon...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth29 August 1921
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I never buy what someone says is 'in' or a 'must-have.' I buy what makes me happy.
I swear on everything holy I do not know what's on the Internet about me.
designer love mixed
I love high-end designers, but a head-to-toe designer look for me is extremely boring. I've always mixed it up.
home wearing
I am not a fashionista, and I don't dress up. Usually if I'm at home, where I am now, I'm wearing a robe.
extreme great personal
Great personal style is an extreme curiosity about yourself.
gets harder people
If you don't learn constantly, you don't grow, and you will wither. Too many people wither on the vine. Sure, it gets a little harder as you get older, but new experiences and new challenges keep it fresh.
gets gracefully heavy powder
Aging gracefully is about no heavy makeup, and not too much powder because it gets into the wrinkles, and, you know, to not get turtle eyelids and to not try to look young.
design
Fashion and interior design are one and the same.
fashion nice people
When you go to a nice restaurant, you want to be relaxed and have a drink and everything, you want to look at people who look well. You don't want to look at some slob with an open shirt and a hairy chest. At least I don't.
dresses
I don't dress to be stared at. I dress for myself.
simple jeans clothes
I don't spend my life getting dressed! I have to put clothes on during the day; I don't get dressed up at all when I'm working. I'll wear jeans, or something very simple.
kindness simple phones
Technologically I live in the 17th century. I have a very simple cell phone. I say I live through the kindness of strangers, because if they see something on the Net they type it out and send it to me.
simple years want
You have to observe a few simple rules in dressing, which are really not rules; it's just being appropriate. If you're 70 and want to wear miniskirts, 70-year-old knees ain't pretty!
glasses interesting people
I've always been attracted to unusual eyewear. I thought glasses were an interesting accessory, depending on the shape of your face. People would always ask me, "Why are your frames so large?" And I would say, "The bigger to see you!" And that shut them up.