"Personal style really originated with Iris Apfel; she has always
espoused the virtues of not just dressing for yourself, but being
who you are and doing it unapologetically, which is perhaps why she
and her messaging and aesthetic have resonated so comprehensively.
She's a transcendent icon!"- Leandra Medine, manrepeller.com A
unique and lavishly illustrated collection of musings, anecdotes,
and observations on all matters of life and style, infused with the
singular candor, wit, and exuberance of the globally revered
ninety-six-year-old fashion icon whose work has been celebrated at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute and by countless
fans worldwide. A woman who transcends time and trends, Iris Apfel
is a true original, one of the most dynamic personalities in the
worlds of fashion, textiles, and interior design. As the cofounder
with her husband, Carl Apfel, of Old World Weavers, an
international textile manufacturing company that specialized in
reproducing antique fabrics, her prestigious clientele has included
Greta Garbo, Estee Lauder, Montgomery Clift, and Joan Rivers. She
also acted as a restoration consultant and replicated fabric for
the White House over nine presidential administrations. Iris's
travels worldwide and a passion for flea markets of all sorts
inspired her work and fueled her passion for collecting fashion and
accessories. In 2005, she was the first living person who was not a
designer to have her clothing and accessories exhibited at the
Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a blockbuster
show that catapulted her to fame and a career as a supermodel,
muse, and collaborator for renowned brands, from Citroen to Tag
Heuer, and global gigs at Bon Marche in Paris and the Landmark
Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong. In 2015, acclaimed director Albert
Maysles released Iris, his last film-now an Emmy Award nominee-to a
global audience. Now, this self-dubbed geriatric starlet, whose
irrepressible authenticity, wit, candor, and infectious energy have
earned her nearly a million followers on social media, has created
an entertaining, thought-provoking, visually arresting, and
inspiring volume-her first book-that captures her unique joie de
vivre. Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon, contains an eclectic mix of
musings and 180 full-color and black-and-white photos and
illustrations-presented in the same improvisational, multifaceted
style that have made Iris a contemporary fashion icon. Astute
maxims, witty anecdotes from childhood to the present, essays on
style and various subjects, from the decline of manners to the
importance of taking risks, fill the book as do lists, both
proclamatory, revelatory, and advisory. All are paired with a bold,
color-filled, exciting design that varies from page to page. Here,
too, is a treasure trove of never-before-published personal
photographs and mementos, mixed with images from top international
fashion photographers and illustrators with enchanting, surprising
novelties such as Disney cartoons, vintage postcards, the Iris
Apfel Halloween costume for children, and more.
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