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Never be afraid to stop traffic.

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
Traffic
Afraid
Stop
Never

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I think fashion today is horrible. Just open your eyes and look! What's good about it? There's no originality. Here and there, there is, but in general, en masse, there's very little creativity and very little originality. It's kind of boring. Everybody looks alike. Everybody seems to strive to look alike.
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If you're over 60, arms are not pretty, so I think you should stay covered up. But wear what's appropriate for what you're doing, how you live, and what your lifestyle is.
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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'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 just went to look for clothes and style I always find that wherever I go.
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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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I think that if you have to work very hard at dressing up and it makes you nervous or uptight, then you won't look very well because you won't be comfortable. I think it's much better to be comfortable and happy than well dressed, don't you?
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My mother worshipped at the altar of the accessory.
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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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Caviar used to be my drug of choice, but since my husband is on a no-salt diet, I've kind of given it up. I still have dreams of sitting down and gorging, though. I love it with a good vodka I don't like it with champagne.
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Fashion you can buy, but style you possess.
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I'm a color person, I've never been known to play it safe. Plus I like big bags. My eyeglasses are so big they don't fit into smaller bags.
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My look is either very baroque or very Zen – everything in between makes me itch.
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You have to know yourself and know what you can carry. If you're not comfortable, no matter how well dressed you are, you're not going to look right. I'd rather be happy and feel comfy.
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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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I just never want to completely grow up.
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In my view you can't go to the future if you haven't come from the past.
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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're not pretty, and you'll never be pretty. But, it doesn't matter. You have something much better. You have style.
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The fun of getting dressed is it's a creative experience.
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