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Iris Apfel
Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon | Iris Apfel
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"I have rarely met someone as vivid, as alive, as vital, vivacious, irreverent, joyous, relevant, and needed as Iris. She breathes young air, thinks young thoughts, and gathers no dust. I simply adore her."--Dries van Noten A unique and lavishly illustrated collection of musings, anecdotes, and observations on all matters of life and style, infused with the singular candor, wit, and exuberance of the globally revered ninety-six-year-old fashion icon whose work has been celebrated at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Costume Institute and by countless fans worldwide. A woman who transcends time and trends, Iris Apfel is a true original, one of the most dynamic personalities in the worlds of fashion, textiles, and interior design. As the cofounder with her husband, Carl Apfel, of Old World Weavers, an international textile manufacturing company that specialized in reproducing antique fabrics, her prestigious clientele has included Greta Garbo, Estee Lauder, Montgomery Clift, and Joan Rivers. She also acted as a restoration consultant and replicated fabric for the White House over nine presidential administrations. Iriss travels worldwide and a passion for flea markets of all sorts inspired her work and fueled her passion for collecting fashion and accessories. In 2005, she was the first living person who was not a designer to have her clothing and accessories exhibited at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a blockbuster show that catapulted her to fame and a career as a supermodel, muse, and collaborator for renowned brands, from Citroen to Tag Heuer, and global gigs at Bon March in Paris and the Landmark Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong. In 2015, acclaimed director Albert Maysles released Iris, his last filmnow an Emmy Award nomineeto a global audience. Now, this self-dubbed geriatric starlet, whose irrepressible authenticity, wit, candor, and infectious energy have earned her nearly a million followers on social media, has created an entertaining, thought-provoking, visually arresting, and inspiring volumeher first bookthat captures her unique joie de vivre. Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon, contains an eclectic mix of musings and 180 full-color and black-and-white photos and illustrationspresented in the same improvisational, multifaceted style that have made Iris a contemporary fashion icon. Astute maxims, witty anecdotes from childhood to the present, essays on style and various subjects, from the decline of manners to the importance of taking risks, fill the book as do lists, both proclamatory, revelatory, and advisory. All are paired with a bold, color-filled, exciting design that varies from page to page. Here, too, is a treasure trove of never-before-published personal photographs and mementos, mixed with images from top international fashion photographers and illustrators with enchanting, surprising novelties such as Disney cartoons, vintage postcards, the Iris Apfel Halloween costume for children, and more.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love Iris Apfel I wish I had a tiny fraction of her bold style. Here‘s to a lady who always lives in the present.

Soubhiville I love her! 6y
TheFunkyBookworm There is a great documentary on her on Netflix! She is SO fun! 6y
sisilia @TheFunkyBookworm Oh yes!! She is amazing; very active for her age 6y
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I love her gutsy style 😘

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When I grow up, I want to be Iris Apfel

CouronneDhiver Fun! What does it say beneath her photo there? 6y
TheBookHippie Meeee too!!!! 6y
Valeka Yes!!! So do I!! 6y
sisilia @CouronneDhiver But if I could do a little time travel, I‘d like to be in one of Gertrude Stein‘s literary salon in Paris or attend a performance by the Ballet Russes, when Diaghilev was still staging the productions. I might like to stop in at the Harem in Istanbul during the 18th century. Then I‘d stay right there but travel back to the 6th century, when it was still Constantinople, the capital of Byzantine Empire. 😍😍😍 6y
CouronneDhiver ‘Atta girl. She‘s a champ 6y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage I love Iris!! 7y
Cathythoughts Yes ! I agree ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
CherryPie Iris! 🔥❤🔥 7y
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