Iris Apfel is an American businesswoman, former interior designer, and fashion icon. Born Iris Barrel,her family owned a glass and mirror business, and a fashion boutique.

She married Carl Apfel in the 40's.

Together, they launched the textile firm Old World Weavers and ran it until they retired in 1992. During this time, she built it into one of the most prestigious brands in the world of textiles and interior design and the authority on antique textile reproductions. She also took part in many design restoration projects, including work at the White House for nine presidents: Truman, Eisenhower, Nixon, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, Reagan, and Clinton.

In 2005, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City premiered an exhibition about the fashionable style of Iris Apfel entitled Rara Avis (Rare Bird): The Irreverent Iris Apfel. This huge retrospective gathered 80 pieces of her wardrobe : a lot of outfits mixing haute couture and vintage clothes that she bought trough years..The success of the exhibit was profound that it moved across the USA :Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, the Peabody Essex Museum In Salem...

Here is a quotation from our fashion Icon regarding accessories : “For me the key to personal style lies in accessories. My friends tell me that my oversized glasses and my pairs of bracelets have become my unwritten signature. I have amassed an enormous ‘collection’ of bags, belts, bangles and beads without which I would be lost. One can change the entire look of an outfit by substituting one accessory for another. I love objects from different worlds, different eras, combined my way. Never uptight, achieving – hopefully – a kind of throwaway chic.” Iris Apfel.

LONG LIFE TO IRIS!!