Best known for her fashionista quote, if your hair is done properly and youre wearing good. Mar 23, 2018 in celebration of apfels book, bergdorf goodman tapped the muse herself to curate a shop filled with clothing, accessories, and jewelry that can be bought instore and online at the iris apfel. Harold koda is director of the costume institute at the metropolitan museum of art iris apfel is cofounder of the international textile company old world weavers and an authority on antique. My mother was pretty glamorous, she was a working gal, but she was very glamorous. Iris apfel is finally giving other women the chance to channel her inimitable look with the launch of a jewellery collection for hsn. Iris apfels personal jewelry collection goes on sale next week. Accidental icon, contains an eclectic mix of musings and 180 fullcolor and blackandwhite photos and illustrationspresented in the same improvisational, multifaceted style that have made iris a contemporary fashion icon. Shes designing five window displays and curating a popup shop of her favourite clothing, jewellery and accessories for her book launch at. We use javascript to create the most functional website possible for our customers. Iris apfel to sell personal jewelry collection on one kings lane. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. These breathtaking artifacts will be go to accessories for many future outfits.
Iris apfel age model and fashion icon interviewed by jeffrey podolski from the uk. Harper design, an imprint of harpercollins publishers, will publish her book, iris apfel. Iris apfel opens up about her ageless style the 96yearold style maven muses on her new book, the state of fashion, and her bergdorf goodman pop. Astute maxims, witty anecdotes from childhood to the present, essays on style and various subjects, from the. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. With rara avis by iris apfel earrings, bracelets and necklaces, youll have a range of choices at your fingertips. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Be bold over, a collaboration between iris apfel and the. Iris apfel is an interior designer who has decorated important places like the white house for 8. Iris apfel s personal jewelry collection goes on sale next week. Rara avis jewelry is manufactured from highquality metals, stones and gems. As one who isnt afraid to accessorize, apfel made the ideal partner for bernardauds latest jewelry collection.
I work more than any three young people i know now. Iris apfel style iris apfels new book harpers bazaar. She pairs layers of bright colors and oversized glasses and jewelry. Iris apfel on what she thinks is missing from the new generation of style stars. Nov 17, 2016 inspired by her mothers colorful costume jewelry, iris apfel started collecting jewelry at age 11. Iris apfel, vera wang and dirk standen at the fashion book launch, topshop nyc duration.
A pictorial look at some of the fashion and jewellery collection of designer, restorer, decorator, lecturer and style icon, iris apfel, including a couple of rare photos from when she was younger. Heres what the iris apfel x bernardaud jewelry looks like jck. Iris apfels personal jewelry collection goes on sale. The collaboration also taps into apfel s heritage, her father samuel barrels family owned a glass and mirror company in astoria, queens, new york, where iris was born as well as being an apt. I hope i can always live here, it would be hard to leave. Youll love how iris apfels fun and quirky jewelry pieces transform your wardrobe. Mar 09, 2007 after seeing the documentary iris about iris apfel, i wanted to read this book. Iris apfel iris apfel jewelry i want to have this much presence ever. Mac and iris apfel collection for winter 2011 official. Many of those were at her paternal grandparents home in. Nyc fashion icon iris apfel is selling jewelry from her. Iris apfel launches exclusive new collection with hsn.
Apr 29, 2015 at a time when style seems dictated by a fear of standing out, 93yearold iris apfel has spun multiple careers from her peacock taste. But for iris apfel, the 98yearold fashion icon, original ideas come naturally. To most people, coming up with a truly original idea takes a lot of work, a lot of caffeine, or a standing reservation at a hotel in your town a tip from maya angelou. Iris apfel proves that style has no time limit, at the grand age of 91 years old, the fashion icon is a savvy business woman and a chameleon when it comes to her eclectic wardrobe. Today only, you can shop iris apfels vintage jewelry collection. Accidental icon, the geriatric starlet recounts her life of high style with color and quips as memorable as her accessories and trademark glasses. A queens native, apfel and her husband of 67 years began a textile business that has served nine u. Iris apfel to sell personal jewelry collection on one kings. Her unique line with hsn will feature jewelry and accessories, inspired by her personal ensemble of fifty years. Mar 09, 2007 his publications include rare bird of fashion.
She was honored in 2005 at an exhibit at the metropolitan museum of art and featured in a book released in 2007 titled, rare bird of fashion. Harold koda is director of the costume institute at the metropolitan museum of art. For all of the largerthanlife personalities in the fashion industry, perhaps no one has been as consistently zany in their personal style as iris apfel. The documentary iris, which opens today, celebrates the ways. Oh my god, iris apfel says, sighing, when asked about the projects on her plate. The style icons sartorial mantra is epitomized with her extensive jewelry collection, which she piles on her neck, wrists, and ear.
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Coral, amber, silver and turquoise necklace collection of iris apfel. We collaborate with worldleading jewelry designers to create objects of desire that are anything but ordinary. In 2019, at the age of 97, she signed a modeling contract with global agency img. The legendary decorating doyenne, textiles designer, and fashion luminary iris apfel needs no introduction. Drawing energy from a private assemblage of clients and media seated on little. Iris apfel is down on fashion week, athleisure, and. Iris apfel launches exotic handbag collection called extinctions.
Sep 09, 2014 fashion icon iris apfel shares her very best style advice. Fashion icon iris apfel shares her very best style advice. Heres your chance to own jewelry from iris apfels personal. Iris apfel jewelry collection trunk show and birthday bash. January 5th, 2012 north america, february for international a colour collection inspired by a rare bird who has always been ahead of her time, mrs. This isnt a meetandgreet, so if you want apfel to sign her book or any book about her that youve. Every room is a rich color no white walls or ceilings.
Jewelry turquoise her turqouise jewelry iris apfel one of the most extravagant women in the fashion world. It illustrates iris apfel, the 96yearold style icon, peering at us in wonder through her iconic black, owlframed glasses. Iris apfels personal jewelry collection goes on sale next. Iris apfel is the hardest working woman in fashion. Iris apfel, vera wang and dirk standen at the fashion book.
Shop iris apfels personal vintage jewelry collection. We are thrilled to launch our third tastemaker tag sale with iris apfel, someone who we as a. Iris apfel s new jewelry collection is big and bold. Sep, 2017 outside, the sky is a crisp blue and cloudless, but when i meet iris apfel icon, businesswoman, woman behind the very round glasses on the first afternoon of new york fashion week, her. According to apfel, great personal style is about knowing yourself, staying curious, and maintaining a sense of humor. Be bold over, a collaboration between iris apfel and the french porcelain tabletop and giftware company bernardaud. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. With rara avis by iris apfel earrings, bracelets and necklaces, youll have a.
On april cultured magazine and j nelson hosted the exclusive palm beachmiami launch of iris apfel s accidental icon. Iris apfels home in new york city is a fashionistas dream. Iris apfel styleicon and statement jewelry iris apfel on the cover of salt magazine photo by niall obrien style maven iris apfel. And thats why im focusing on one of this falls more exciting jewelry launches today. Feb, 2018 iris apfel opens up about her ageless style the 96yearold style maven muses on her new book, the state of fashion, and her bergdorf goodman popup shop with her old friend linda fargo. Perennial rulebreaker iris apfel designs jewelry collection with bernardaud. Join facebook to connect with doreenbob ernst and others you may know. In march 2016, apfel announced a collaboration with technology startup wisewear on an upcoming line of smart jewelry. If youre still shopping for the fashion lover in your life, look no further iris apfel is selling items from her private jewelry collection for a limited time, only on one kings lane to kick. The eccentric interior designer and style icon turned 94 last month iris apfel is a style icon, interior designer, business woman and above all a fascinating character. I didnt like the jewelry theyd designed at all and i made suggestions, she said. Laszlo described the project as an exhibition in the shape of a book and included bischoffshausen alongside some of the most renowned european avantgarde artists and the austrian.
This is a very special campaign as i strongly believe in the importance of living by your own. The year 2016 might not go down in the books as the best in history. Read on for some of our favorite zinger and lessons, and dont resist the urge to throw on some bangles and spectacles after reading. Iris apfel quotes on style, love, and life inspirational quotes. May 16, 2018 eclectic designer assortment of fashion jewelry and accessories from the iconic rare bird of fashion. Jewelry designing for apfel should indeed feel natural. Iris apfel launches exotic handbag collection called. The bespectacled style icon is hosting a trunk show at new yorks story, a concept shop in new york citys chelsea.
Iris apfel continues to purvey her eccentric, nonagenarian taste wherever it applies. I design it and then i go on the air and peddle it. Iris apfels new jewelry collection is big and bold dujour. I grew up out there, and since i married weve lived in the city. But, interestingly, people who come here always love it, its warm and somewhat exotic, and so beautiful by evening light.
Youll love how iris apfel s fun and quirky jewelry pieces transform your wardrobe. Beloved interior designer and fashion icon iris apfel celebrates her 95th birthday at story with an exclusive jewelry trunk show. Accidental icon, which harpercollins releases this month. The 96yearold style maven muses on her new book and the state of fashion. Theres the whimsical collection of memories and musings that make up the 96yearold fashion stars new book, iris apfel. Iris apfel launches exclusive glassware collaboration in. As iris apfel once said, more is more and less is a bore. Iris apfel inc collection at macys iris apfel style. Nov 18, 2016 if youve ever wanted to meet iris apfel in person, nows your chance. Shop the latest rara avis by iris apfel fashion at. Prnewswire nicknamed rara avis rare bird in the fashion world, the legendary iris apfel and hsn will join forces this september to launch an exclusive. With that being said i would have liked more depth from this book. Shes back with us again, offering some of her most prized, oneofakind jewelry in. Iris apfel opens up about her ageless style the 96yearold style maven muses on her new book, the state of fashion, and her bergdorf goodman popup shop with her old friend linda fargo.
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A former interior designer, she spent years collecting beautiful many designer and vintage clothes, and an amazing collection of costume jewelry. Iris apfel speaks in a smokethrashed queens cadence, wears tons of costume jewelry, and hangs out occasionally with kanye west. Iris apfel shop iris apfels jewelry collection hsn. This is the official page for all of the musings of iris apfel. At 94, geriatric starlet iris apfel has her priorities straight.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The luxury design team at manolo blahnik partnered with the mental health foundation for this launch more. Dec 06, 2016 if youre still shopping for the fashion lover in your life, look no furtheriris apfel is selling items from her private jewelry collection for a limited time, only on one kings lane to kick. Aug 26, 2011 iris apfels new york home interior design famous fashion icon and interior designer iris apfel is also the new owner of a new york apartment that she obviously decorated herself. The queens, new york native launched a textile firm old world weavers with her late husband carl apfel in 1950 and together, the pair ran it until retirement in. Iris talks about her sense of style and tells stories from adulthood and childhood in this book but it is by no means an in depth memoir.
Growing up in queens, new york, iris apfel was an only child, so her parents often brought her to family events where she was the only kid. In one guise or another, it would seem, style has always been at the heart of iris apfel s life. Talking with iris apfel, the 93yearold style icon vanity fair. Although she enjoyed a decadeslong career in interior and textile design. Iris apfel fills us in on her new book, accidental icon cultured. Shop the latest rara avis by iris apfel bracelets at. Iris apfel is a 94yearold style icon who is a walking bolt of energy, constantly filling up her todo list with a frenetic arrangement of projects that include recurring hsn jewelry. A trio of fashion favorites iris apfel, vera wang and dirk standentalk with simon collins about icons at the launch of the new fashion book. We should all be this creative at the age of 98 iris apfel launches a new jewelry collection. Iris apfel is cofounder of the international textile company old world weavers and an authority on antique fabrics. Aug 29, 2015 at 94, geriatric starlet iris apfel has her priorities straight. Iris apfel launches exclusive new collection with hsn acclaimed icon of style to debut accessory line in september 2011.
By just changing the kind of jewelry you wear with a little black dress, you can go from day to night. Born in queens, new york, she was the only child of a decorator father and a boutiqueowning mother. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. I have loved iris apfel ever since learning about her. Iris apfel launches wisewears socialite collection. Legendary style star iris apfel is selling off her expansive collection of vintage jewelry through home goods retailer one kings. Emily wells sat down with the style legend to talk about the book. The designer studied art history at new york university and she has also attended art school. Iris apfel cover by niall obrien, born august is an american businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion icon. Way back then she carried costume jewelrybeautiful costume jewelry.
Oct 11, 2016 iris barrel apfelfashion muse, decorator, and cofounder of old world weaverswearing chado ralph rucci and jewelry of her own design in her new york city home. Today, the 95yearold style icon designs jewelry for her home shopping network line and sells pieces from her personal collection with rachel shechtman, ceo of story, a retail project housed in a 2,000squarefoot chelsea gallery. Iris apfel tibetan coral and turquoise silver bracelets. Iris apfel launches exclusive new collection with hsn hsn. The new yorkbased style star will hold a trunk show of personal jewelry with one kings lane for the holiday. Swarovski inspires women with jewelry to be worn any time, any day. When asked about selling her own jewelry, apfel told w, there comes a point when you need space, plus, i could use a few shekels. First she was in real estate, and then she had fashion boutiques. Read on for some of our favorite zinger and lessons, and dont resist the urge to.
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