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I say, dress to please yourself. Listen to your inner muse and take a chance. Wear something that says 'Here I am!' today.

Iris Apfel

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Iris Apfel
Age: 103
Born: 1921
Born: August 29
Businessperson
Interior Designer
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Queens
New York
Iris Barrel
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You can't just say, I'm gonna have style. You have to work at it. It's intuitive some people have it, and some people can work on it all day long, and it will never happen.
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I find that if I get up and push myself, I get lost in what I'm doing, and I forget about everything else until I stop doing it.
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When you don't dress like everybody else, you don't have to think like everybody else.
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Never be afraid to stop traffic.
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I love a nice hot pink. I like thick lipstick, otherwise it doesn't look like you're wearing any.
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If you hair is done properly and you're wearing good shoes, you can get anyway with anything.
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You have to look in the mirror and see yourself. If it feels good, then I know it's for me. I don't dress to be stared at, I dress for myself.
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The world is always full of promise.
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First you have to know who you are. That is the most important thing, as if you don't know who you are you will either get swallowed up or you follow some unsuitable trends and just become a nonentity.
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I always feel that if you're gonna be uncomfortable and unhappy in something, just because you think it's in or it's chic, I would advise you to be happy rather than well-dressed. It's better to be happy.
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My mother worshipped at the altar of the accessory.
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Everything that's happened to me, nothing's been planned. I've never had a business plan. I just kind of fell into it, and I liked it, and I took a chance. I took a lot of chances in my life.
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Technologically I live in the 17th century. I have a very simple cell phone. I say I live through the kindness of strangers, because if they see something on the Net they type it out and send it to me.
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I don't have any rules, because I would only be breaking them, so it's a waste of time
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I was never hurt by what anybody said about my clothes, because I dress to please myself. If somebody doesn’t like what I’m wearing, it’s their problem, not mine
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If you put something together and it doesn't look so good, the fashion police are not going to come and take you away. And if they do, you might have some fun in jail.
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Given the choice, I would spend my money on accessories.
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It's more important to be happy than well-dressed.
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I'm not going to be a rebel and offend anybody, but I'm not going to live in somebody else's image.
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I never had a fondness for gems or the extravagance of Harry Winston or Van Cleef & Arpels. I've always liked the more flamboyant, imaginative things. I lusted after costume jewelry. My husband was a very lucky man.
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