Iris Apfel

Iris Apfel
Apfel in 2015
Born
Iris Barrel

(1921-08-29)August 29, 1921
Queens, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 1, 2024(2024-03-01) (aged 102)
Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
Occupation(s)Businesswoman, interior designer
Years active1950–2024
Spouse
Carl Apfel
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(m. 1948; died 2015)​

Iris Apfel (née Barrel; August 29, 1921 – March 1, 2024) was an American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion icon. She was born in Queens, New York City.[1]

Apfel studied at the University of Wisconsin.[2] Apfel took part in several design restoration projects, including work at the White House for nine presidents: Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and Clinton.

In 2013, she was listed as one of the fifty "Best-Dressed over 50" by The Guardian.[3] In November 2016, Apfel was awarded the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Award for her work in fashion at the United Nations in New York City.[4]

In 2018, Mattel created a Barbie doll in Apfel's image, making her the oldest person to ever have a Barbie made in her image.[5] In 2019, at the age of 97, she signed a modelling contract with global agency IMG.[6]

Apfel celebrated her 100th birthday on August 29, 2021.[7] She was Jewish.[8][9]

Apfel died at her home in Palm Beach, Florida from natural causes on March 1, 2024, at the age of 102.[1][10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 McFadden, Robert D. (March 2, 2024). "Iris Apfel, Eye-Catcher With a Kaleidoscopic Wardrobe, Dies at 102". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Biography". businessoffashion.com. The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Cartner-Morley, Jess; Mirren, Helen; Huffington, Arianna; Amos, Valerie (28 March 2013). "The 50 Best-dressed over 50s". The Guardian. London.
  4. ↑ Wendy Diamond. "Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization Pioneer Awards 2016 Winners". WED. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ Gonzales, Erica (2018-03-28). "Iris Apfel Just Became the Oldest Person to Have a Barbie Made After Her". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  6. ↑ Lockwood, Lisa (January 31, 2019). "IMG Signs on Iris Apfel: The 97-year-old tastemaker will be represented by the agency for modelling, endorsements and appearances". WWD: Women's Wear Daily – via EBSCOHost.
  7. ↑ "Iris Apfel Celebrates Turning 100 by Sharing Her Best Lessons on Love, Life and Plastic Surgery".
  8. ↑ Hodson, Heather (3 March 2007). "Anything goes". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  9. ↑ "Iris Apfel: a Jewish Collector of Great Style". The Jewish Daily Forward. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Ulaby, Neda (March 1, 2024). "Celebrated stylemaker and self-named 'geriatric starlet' Iris Apfel dies at age 102". NPR. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  11. ↑ Lockwood, Rosemary Feitelberg,Lisa (2024-03-02). "Iris Apfel Dies at 102". WWD. Retrieved 2024-09-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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