96-year-old fashion icon Iris Apfel: Style isn’t about age!
Some of you may know her, others may not. Iris Apfel is the ninety-six-year-old designer of luxury interiors and a globally recognised fashion icon that is worth knowing! You are sure to fall in love with her sense for bright colours and luxurious, eccentric style.
“More is always more and less is boring.”
Iris Apfel is an exceptional woman that rubs many people the wrong way. They don’t like her eccentric style and think she’s gone crazy in her old age! But Iris has been attracting attention with her unique style all her life. Forget about following fashion trends. She is an individual and likes crazy fashion that harks back a little to the hippies. She certainly disregards any rules in fashion and wears what she likes. And this is priceless in the luxurious world of fashion!
An original you will either love or hate
You will recognise Iris by her iconic, unmistakable round glasses, which she never takes off. It doesn’t matter that they cover half her face, they are simply a part of her. Fashion designers who appreciate her originality love her. But she also has plenty of fans outside the fashion world. The rule she follows is:
Style isn’t about age, but what it says about you.
A life full of success
She didn’t just become a fashion icon overnight. She was always interested in design and fashion, which is why she studied art and history. While young, she worked for the Women’s Wear Daily magazine and for luxury interior designer Elinor Johnson. In the Fifties, she and her husband Carl founded the Old World Weavers textile company and won a luxurious contract from the White House to take care of its interiors. And she’s done so through the terms of nine American presidents! Now that is a true success, don’t you think?
