But who is the eccentric woman who never goes unnoticed, sitting always in the front row at all fashion shows? Who is she? Iris Apfel is a fashion icon, or as she prefers to call herself, “the oldest living teenager.” Just turned 102 years old, part of the so-called silent generation, extravagant glasses, white hair, strictly red lips, a maximalist style and more than two million followers on Instagram. (@iris.apfel)
Iris has overturned all stereotypes, her style is extra! Who said that at 100 years old it is necessary to be sober and boring? Growing up from an early age in a purely artistic background with a glass-decorator father and fashion boutique owner mother, she understands the importance of having her own style and expressing herself as she prefers. Here she enters the fashion world, working as a copy editor at Women’s Wear Daily, then launching and devoting herself entirely to interior design. In 2005, the MET also dedicated an exhibition to her, in which they collected all her most interesting clothes and jewellery. In 2018, at the age of 97, she also became a model. Well… It’s never too late, right?!
