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My Take
What I admire most about Iris Apfel is that she turned personal taste into a lifelong manifesto. Long before "more is more" became a slogan, she was layering bangles and parading those enormous round glasses with total conviction. People forget she was also a shrewd businesswoman, supplying textiles to the White House across nine presidencies. To me she proved that style is a form of intelligence and courage, not vanity. Staying creatively fearless past one hundred is its own masterpiece. Whenever I think aging means shrinking, Apfel is the cheerful, defiant rebuttal I keep returning to.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Iris Apfel
- Name (Japanese)
- アイリス・アプフェル
- Reading
- あいりす・あぷふぇる
- Born
- August 29, 1921 – March 1, 2024
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- Queens, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- interior designer / businessperson / model / designer / entrepreneur
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Putney High School
- University
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Iris Apfel born?
August 29, 1921 – March 1, 2024.
Where is Iris Apfel from?
Iris Apfel is from Queens, New York, United States.
What does Iris Apfel do?
Iris Apfel works as interior designer, businessperson, model, designer, entrepreneur.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.