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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!

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
Pretty
Miniskirts
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Dressings
Simple
Dressing
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Observe
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Knees
Appropriate
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