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Style Icon: Iris Apfel

10/31/19 | Fashion and Style, Style Icons

Style Icon Iris Apfel in Blue

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A few years ago my grandmother, Meme, emailed and asked if I was ever going to do fashion posts for over 50 or 60.  I told her I did not have anything planned but Meme, this one is for you!  My latest style icon is Iris Apfel who is still crushing it at 98 years old with her bold colors, fun prints, and statement accessories including her trademark glasses. 

And just because I feel like it needs to be said one more time – yes, she is 98 years old – a born and bread New Yorker since 1921.  Her style is quite different than many of the other Style Icons I have featured on Sparkles and Shoes over the years but I love that she takes clothes and truly makes them here own.  Perhaps it is her academic background in art history or time at Women’s Wear Daily but she has truly crafted an artistic look that is truly her own.   In finding these great images I found a bunch of great Iris Apfel quotes so as you scroll through photos of her amazing style you can get inspired to hopefully ad a bit more color to tomorrow’s look!  To kick it off with perhaps the best quote I found – “When you don’t dress like everyone else you don’t have to think like everyone else.” 

Style Icon Iris Apfel in Navy Trench Coat

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“Life is gray and dull; you might as well have a little fun when you dress.”

Style Icon Iris Apfel at Fashion Week

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“I don’t have any rules, because I’d only be breaking them.”

Style Icon Iris Apfel in Hot Pink

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“What’s my style is not your style, and I don’t see how you can define it. It’s something that expresses who you are in your own way.”

Style Icon Iris Apfel in Black at Fashion Week

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“I don’t see anything so wrong with a wrinkle. It’s kind of like a badge of courage.”

Style Icon Iris Apfel in Teal

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 “I’m not pretty, and I’ll never be pretty, but it doesn’t matter. I have something much better. I have style.”

Style Icon Iris Apfel in Red

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“There’s no how-to road map to style. It’s about self-expression and, above all, attitude.”

Style Icon Iris Apfel in Turquouise

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“Downtown, they think they’re stylish, but they all wear black. That’s not really style. That’s a uniform.”

 

And in case you need more Iris Apfel in your life, you can follow her on Instagram for the latest and greatest of her incredible looks!

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Comments

  1. Lonnie says

    November 1, 2019 at 2:14 pm

    Her comments make me laugh.

    Great background on her. I have seen her photos in many publications but never knew anything about her.

    Great attitude she lives by.

  2. Aimee says

    November 1, 2019 at 12:32 pm

    She just cracks me up.

    I’d love to have her over for a dinner party. I bet she would have the whole place awash in giggles the whole night.

    What a hoot.

  3. Beverly says

    November 1, 2019 at 11:10 am

    She is amazing

    I want to be just like her when I grow up and older.

  4. Linda Hilliard says

    November 1, 2019 at 9:53 am

    Thanks for sharing Kelly, Fun to see something definitely off the beaten path. I enjoyed seeing her “flare” and quotes.

Hi, I am Kelly and welcome to Sparkles and Shoes, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog.  I am a New York City girl at heart but I moved to London in the Spring of 2018!

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