Iris Apfel

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Remembering the Legendary Iris Apfel: A Style Icon Remembered

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🌟✨ Legendary fashion icon Iris Apfel, known for her unique style and iconic glasses, passes away at 102. Her legacy in the fashion world will always be remembered. 🕶️💄

Legendary fashion icon, Iris Apfel, has left a lasting impact on the world of style and design with her remarkable journey. Renowned for her distinctive white hair and oversized glasses, Apfel rose to fame in her 80s, defying age norms and becoming a design authority. From a copywriter at Women's Wear Daily to a celebrated fashion personality, her projects even included work for the White House. Her late-in-life emergence as a stylemaker was met with admiration in magazines and museums, solidifying her status as a true icon.

Apfel, known for her eccentric style and captivating presence, passed away at the age of 102. The self-proclaimed 'geriatric starlet' continued to inspire with her eye-catching fashion choices and unapologetic self-expression. Alongside her husband Carl, she ran a textile company, Old World Weavers, specializing in restoration work. From intricate fabrics to bold designs, Apfel's influence extended beyond fashion, leaving a mark on interior design and business ventures.

The legacy of Iris Apfel lives on as a beacon of individuality and creativity in the fashion industry. Her iconic saucer-spectacled look and fearless approach to style have cemented her as a true design doyenne. Despite her passing, Apfel's spirit continues to inspire future generations to embrace their unique identity and push boundaries in fashion and design.

In memory of Iris Apfel, let us celebrate her extraordinary life and contributions to the world of fashion and beyond. Her vibrant persona and unparalleled sense of style will forever remain as a testament to the power of self-expression and sartorial creativity.

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Iris Apfel: US fashion designer dies aged 102 (BBC News)

The self-described geriatric starlet was known for her distinctive white hair and oversized glasses.

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Iris Apfel, renowned New York designer and style icon, dies aged 102 (The Guardian)

Fashion personality who found fame in her 80s went from a copywriter at Women's Wear Daily to a design authority whose projects included the White House.

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Iris Apfel, fashion icon and businesswoman, dies aged 102 (Sky News)

The interior designer was last pictured celebrating the Leap Year on Thursday - which also marked her 102nd-and-a-half birthday, she said.

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Celebrated stylemaker and self-named 'geriatric starlet' Iris Apfel ... (NPR)

Apfel's late-in-life emergence as a stylemaker was celebrated in magazines and museums. Her company made reproduction fabrics for the White House for ...

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Design Doyenne Iris Apfel Has Died At 102 (British Vogue)

Iris Apfel, the White House textile veteran turned saucer-spectacled centenarian style icon, died on Friday at her home in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Iris Apfel, fashion icon known for her eye-catching style, dies at 102 (The Independent)

Iris Apfel, a textile expert, interior designer and fashion celebrity known for her eccentric style, has died.

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Iris Apfel death: Fashion icon dies aged 102 (The Independent)

She and her husband Carl Apfel owned a textile manufacturing company, Old World Weavers, and specialised in restoration work, including projects at the White ...

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Fashion Icon and 'Geriatric Starlet' Iris Apfel Dead at 102 (Vulture)

Fashion icon, interior designer, and businesswoman Iris Apfel has died at 102. The so-called 'geriatric starlet' was the subject of Albert Maysles's 2014 ...

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Iris Apfel, New York Style Icon, Has Died at 102 (The Business of Fashion)

Iris Apfel, the interior designer and fashion tastemaker who found fame as an octogenarian, has died aged 102. Stu Loeser, a spokesman for her estate, ...

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Eternal Icon Iris Apfel On Living Fearlessly, Dressing Boldly And ... (ELLE.com)

The interior designer and fashion icon, who has passed away aged 102, spoke to ELLE about how to live life to the fullest and love with abandon.

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Iris Apfel death: Tommy Hilfiger and Hannah Waddingham lead ... (The Independent)

New York designer has been hailed an 'innovator' who will 'go down in history'

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Fashion Icon Iris Apfel Dies Aged 102 (Motto)

Iris Apfel, a textile expert, interior designer and fashion celebrity known for her eccentric style, has died aged 102.

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Iris Apfel, design guru whose clients ranged from Greta Garbo to ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

She relished her celebrity as the high priestess of style, and frequently castigated the fashion industry for its obsession with youth.

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Iris Apfel: joyful iconoclast who broke all the rules with incredible taste (The Guardian)

Her clothes weren't so much outfits, as living tableaux. She left the house each day dressed as a picture of joy.

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Iris Apfel's Life Dispels The Myth That Age And Competency Are ... (Forbes)

Eccentric fashion icon Iris Apfel died March 1 at 102. Her iconic fame came in her 80s and 90s, at the time when people are expected to exit stage left.

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How Iris Apfel became an icon in her 90s (BBC News)

The matriarch of maximalism has died, aged 102. 'More is more, and less is a bore' was her mantra, and her unique style and wisdom brought joy and ...

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Iris Apfel Dead: Fashion Icon, Documentary Subject Was 102 (Variety)

Iris Apfel, who became a style icon late in life and was the subject of Albert Maysles' 'Iris,' has died.

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Iris Apfel: Celebrities Pay Tribute to the Late Fashion Icon (Glamour UK)

Fashion icon Iris Apfel has died at 102 years old. Here's what designers, Hollywood stars, and editors had to say about her legacy.

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Fashion icon Iris Apfel, famous for her eye-catching and irreverent ... (PBS NewsHour)

Iris Apfel, a textile expert, interior designer and fashion celebrity known for her eccentric style, has died. She was 102.

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Design Doyenne Iris Apfel Has Died at 102 (Vogue.com)

Iris Apfel, the White House textile veteran turned saucer-spectacled centenarian style icon, died on Friday at her home in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Fashion Icon Iris Apfel Dies at 102 (HarpersBAZAAR.com)

The post features a photo from her 100th birthday, in which she wears a black and gold gown by Giambattista Valli, massive gilded bangles, and her signature ...

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Iris Apfel, Eye-Catcher With a Kaleidoscopic Wardrobe, Dies at 102 (The New York Times)

She came to fame in the fashion world in her 80s and 90s, and her wildly eclectic closet of clothes formed a hit exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of ...

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Passage: Iris Apfel, Richard Lewis and David Culhane (CBS News)

"Sunday Morning" remember a fashion trendsetter, stand-up comedian and actor, and veteran CBS News journalist.

An icon of fashion remembered: Flamboyant New York designer Iris ... (Jewish Chronicle)

Tributes are pouring in after Jewish fashion icon Iris Apfel died aged 102 at her home in Palm Beach, Florida. Announcing her death on Friday Apfel's agent, ...

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Iris Apfel obituary (The Guardian)

American interior designer, collector and stylist regarded as one of the great exotics of 20th-century fashion.

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Remembering Iris Apfel: Former Met Curator Harold Koda Talks ... (WWD)

Iris Apfel, who died Friday at the age of 102, is remembered by Harold Koda, former chief curator at The Met's Costume Institute.

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