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Iris Apfel Biography

Iris Apfel née Barrel (born August 29, 1921) is an American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion icon.

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I just never want to completely grow up.

Completely, Grow, Growing Up, Grows, Want

To me there are lots more important things in the world than just having the right shoes!

Important, Lots, Shoes, Things, World

These are things I love, things I've worn. I get more compliments on accessories than anything else. I think they're kind of like herbs and spices. They give zest and zing to an outfit.

Accessories, Giving, Kind, Thinking, Zest, Zing

Our culture puts a lot of pressure on the idea that a woman's self-worth is defined by her looks. It's just awful. And they also put a tremendous premier on youth, which is so, so debilitating and upsetting to so many women. I don't know why they're so dopey. Seriously. I don't see any problem with that and if you do, you should celebrate it. Don't chop your face up.

Culture, Debilitating, Defined, Pressure, Upset, Youth

I never just went to look for clothes and style; I always find that wherever I go.

Clothes, Look, Looks, Style, Wherever

Fashion you can BUY, but style you POSSESS.

Buy, Fashion, Possess, Style

People would always say to me, "Why are you wearing such large frames?" And I would say, "The bigger to see you. "

Bigger, Frames, Large, People, Wearing

My look is either very baroque or very Zen – everything in between makes me itch.

Baroque, Everything, Look, Looks, Zen

I see myself as the world's oldest living teenager. . . I try to get as much kick out of things as possible.

Kick, Possible, See, Teenager, Trying, World

I'm happy if I can help anybody. I'm more than happy to, but you have to find your own path.

Happy, Help, Helping, Ifs, Path

I live in the 17th century. I don't have a computer. I don't look at the internet. I use a cellphone, and that's about my only connection to the modern world.

Connections, Live, Looks, Modern, Use, World

My mother worshipped at the alter of accessories and I got the bug. She always said, if you have a good, little, simple black dress and you have different accessories, you can have 27 different outfits.

Black, Mother, Said, Simple

I used to collect frames. I've been collecting accessories since I was 11-years-old, creeping around flea markets and sales and everything. Whenever I saw unusual eyeglass frames, I bought them.

Accessories, Bought, Everything, Eyeglasses, Used, Years

You can't just say, "I'm gonna have style. " You have to work at it. It's intuitive; some people have it, and some people can work on it all day long, and it will never happen.

Gonna, Long, People, Style

If you're over 60, arms are not pretty, so I think you should stay covered up. But wear what's appropriate for what you're doing, how you live, and what your lifestyle is.

Appropriate, Arms, Covered, Covered Up, Pretty, Thinking

If you're lucky enough to get old, I think you should celebrate it.

Celebrate, Lucky, Old, Positive, Thinking

I had to be my own person and live my own life if I wanted to be happy, and I just did it.

Wanted, Persons, My Own, Person, Live, Happy

There are absolutely no rules about style at all. Not for me.

Rules, Style

I'm not going to be a rebel and offend anybody, but I'm not going to live in somebody else's image.

Image, Live, Offend, Rebel, Somebody

I'll spend more time getting dressed than I spent at the actual event.

Actual, Dressed, Event, Events, Getting Dressed, More Time

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