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My look is either very baroque or very Zen – everything in between makes me itch.
Iris Apfel
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Iris Apfel
Age: 103
Born: 1921
Born: August 29
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Interior Designer
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Queens
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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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I think dressing up or down should be a creative experience. Exciting. Fun. For me the key to personal style lies in accessories. I love objects from different worlds, different eras, combined my way. Never uptight, achieving - hopefully - a kind of throwaway chic
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I'm delighted that gay people now want to get married and I say why not! It's nobody's business and I would happily give my blessing.
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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
Iris Apfel
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'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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It's not easy to know who you are and it's very painful and takes a lot of time and that is why a lot of people don't want to put in the effort.
Iris Apfel
More is more and less is a bore.
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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.
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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'm making a lot of noise as I walk.
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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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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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I think if women put some more of the time and money they put on their heads in their heads, they’d be better off.
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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.
Iris Apfel
I was in art school since I was five years old. I've always been to art school.
Iris Apfel
I had to be my own person and live my own life if I wanted to be happy, and I just did it.
Iris Apfel
Fashion you can buy, but style you possess.
Iris Apfel
When you don't dress like everybody else, you don't have to think like everybody else.
Iris Apfel
You have to observe a few simple rules in dressing, which are really not rules it's just being appropriate. If you're 70 and want to wear miniskirts, 70-year-old knees ain't pretty!
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