If there is someone who demonstrates that age is just a number, that is Iris Apfel.To its 100 years (August 29, 2021), the businesswoman, designer and fashion icon not for.He had a very successful collaboration with Macy's, a jewelry line called Rara Avis and starred in a large number of campaigns, including Kate Spade.
Its huge round frames, colorful garments and all kinds of textures and accessories XL make APFEL an entire inspiration of fashionistas around the world.Despite this, she is not considered like this.
In an industry in which youth and beauty are admired, Iris has managed to break prejudices with their original and striking style, managing to change some old ideas about what an elderly person should carry.
When Iris Apfel showed his disdain for the expression, "dress according to your age".
"It seems stupid," he revealed about this phrase in an interview with the fashionista site in 2016.
In this way it encourages the new fashion talents to dare to create garments for that niche that is neglected.
Iris believes that far from wearing clothes to impress others, women must dress for themselves.
Iris Apfel considerations for the clothing of older women
However, he clarifies that there are some things that older women should consider: "I don't think there are rules, older women should not show too much skin, they should wear sleeves, not wear mini skirts, not wear very high heels or too much makeup,They should not have long and fluid hair, things like these are just common sense ".
It is clear that Iris has no repair to say and use what he thinks.And you, do you agree with your statements?
"You are as old as you feel"
Also, this icon that reached the centenary of life always made it clear that age is just a number.And when you have the sense of fashion in tune with what you like and what feels good to you, much less regret of the years!
"Just because you are older does not mean that you should stop living or working or getting involved in something," he told Sydney Morning Herald when he was 97."You are as old as you feel.People at 90 have more energy than someone at 40...If you know who you are and how to dress, and you are appropriate, "he added.
In this interview they asked him about his longevity secrets in style, to which he replied that there were none.That "you must learn on your own, experiment" and look for "what feels wonderful".
Impossible to pass when he spoke with the New York Times to emphasize that "style is attitude, attitude, attitude", (the style is pure attitude), that life is not taken too seriously and that "good design is self -expression".
