"People say, 'You have inspired me, you've given me courage...' They've gone so far as to say, 'You've changed my life!' And I would come back and say to my husband, 'I can't understand it - what kind of poor little life did she have if I had to come and change it?'"
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Iris Apfel, born on August 29, 1921, in Astoria, Queens, is an iconic American businesswoman, fashion designer, and interior decorator renowned for her exuberant personal style and unique approach to fashion. With a career that spans over six decades, Apfel gained fame as the co-founder of the textile firm Old World Weavers, and later, as a muse and model in the fashion world. Her unapologetic embrace of bold colors and eclectic accessories has made her a symbol of creativity and individuality, inspiring countless others to celebrate their own aesthetic journeys.
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"I don't happen to approve of plastic surgery. I think God put plastic surgeons on this earth for good reasons - people get burned or people might have a nose like Pinocchio and that has to be fixed. But to just chop yourself up to look a few years younger? You could come out looking like a Picasso picture."
Iris Apfel"The world is not black and white; there are lots of shades of grey. There are good things and bad things in every era, and I think it's kind of very blindfolded to say one era was wonderful, as it was wonderful, but there were a lot of bad things as well."
Iris Apfel
"Fashion really is women's liberation in a lot of ways. Look at how many women in this country are depressed about how they look and how they think they have to look! It's really sad. And it's not about money."
Iris Apfel
"I used to love to create outfits, and I still do - I just don't have the time. How can you wear one thing and never wear it again? Even my wedding dress - I had a dress made that I could wear again. I'm a child of the depression, so I'm very, very practical."
Iris Apfel