American interior designer and fashion icon (1921–2024)
Iris Apfel
Apfel in 2015
Born
Iris Barrel
(1921-08-29)August 29, 1921
Queens, New York, U.S.
Died
March 1, 2024(2024-03-01) (aged 102)
Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Resting place
Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, New York
Alma mater
New York University
University of Wisconsin
Occupations
Businesswoman
interior designer
fashion designer
model
Years active
1950–2024
Spouse
Carl Apfel
(m. 1948; died 2015)
Iris Apfel (/ˈæpfɛl/AP-fəl;[1]née Barrel; August 29, 1921 – March 1, 2024) was an American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion designer, known for her flamboyant style, outspoken personality and oversized eyeglasses. In business with her husband, Carl, from 1950 to 1992, Apfel had a career in textiles, including a contract with the White House that spanned nine presidencies. In retirement, she drew acclaim for a 2005 show at the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art featuring her collection of costume jewelry and styled with clothes on mannequins as she would wear them. She became a fashion icon, was the focus of the 2014 Albert Maysles documentary Iris, then signed to IMG in 2019 as a model at age 97.
IrisApfel (/ˈæpfɛl/ AP-fəl; née Barrel; August 29, 1921 – March 1, 2024) was an American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion designer, known...
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Hilfiger's label, she credits Lauren Hutton, Grace Kelly and her friend IrisApfel. Under the auspices of D.H. Designs LLC and with encouragement from HSN's...
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jewelry design. She characterized her style as eclectic and a mix of IrisApfel and Carrie Bradshaw. She has been noted for her perspective as a woman...
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fashion icons that can be seen as cross cultural 'Sciura's'. In New York, IrisApfel, Helen Van Winkle aka Baddiewinkle or even Anna Wintour can be categorized...
(March 1, 2024). "Celebrated stylemaker and self-named 'geriatric starlet' IrisApfel dies at age 102". NPR. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved...
Haring socks and underwear. Happy Socks' other collaborations include IrisApfel, Ellen Von Unwerth, and André Saraiva; brands like Adidas, Pharrell's...
Wojciechowska, Gabby Douglas, Guan Xiaotong, Ava Duvernay, Yuan Yuan Tan, IrisApfel, Ashley Graham and Leyla Piedayesh. In 2020, the company announced a new...
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Libeskind, Prince Dimitri, Karl Lagerfeld, Christopher Kane, Mary Katranzou, IrisApfel, Stephen Webster, Anna della Russo and Jason Wu have each designed collections...
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Paley, Jayne Wrightsman, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Nan Kempner, and IrisApfel have drawn significant crowds to the Met. The Costume Institute's annual...
has created live portraits of Philip Glass, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, IrisApfel, Oliver Stone, Steve Reich, Bono, Buzz Aldrin, Solange, Bill Viola, Prince...
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Muhammad". Retrieved August 5, 2016. Gonzales, Erica (March 28, 2018). "IrisApfel Just Became the Oldest Person to Have a Barbie Made After Her". Harper's...
Marc Jacobs, Betsey Johnson, John Galliano, Dame Vivienne Westwood and IrisApfel as creative influences. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Camposarcone worked...
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