2024-03-02 03:35:00
2024-03-02 11:35 Compiled by Lianhe Daily: Xu Yuhan/Reporting in real time
American fashion grandma and pioneering textile art master Iris. Iris Apfel passed away at her home in Palm Beach, Florida on the 1st at the age of 102. She was known for her eclectic style during her lifetime, and her oversized black-framed glasses were her signature.
The New York Post reported that Iris is a fashionista with a unique vision and has attracted widespread public attention. In 2005, the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York even held an exhibition for her, who has many collections. In 2007, she was interviewed by Coffee Table Books. In 2012, she launched a joint makeup product with MAC and in 2014, she released the documentary “Fashion Queen”. “Colorful Life”.
She has collaborated with nine presidential wives to decorate the White House, using fabrics from the fabric company “Old World Weavers” co-founded with her late husband Carl Apfel.
Iris is a true New Yorker. She was born on August 29, 1921, and her original name is Iris. Iris Barrel is the only daughter of a Jewish couple in Queens. Her father, Samuel, ran a mirror and glass business, and her mother, Sadye, ran a fashion store, nurturing her creativity from an early age.
In an interview with The Guardian in 2015, Iris recalled that when she was only 12 years old, she would take the subway to window-shopping in Manhattan, saying, “At that time, it only cost 5 cents to ride the subway, so I would do it every week. Going to different areas of New York—Chinatown, Yorkville, Harlem, Greenwich Village. And I really fell in love with the village, and that’s where I started going to antique stores and being fascinated by these old things.”
Iris studied art at New York University and the University of Wisconsin. After graduating in 1943, she joined “Women’s Wear Daily (WWD)” as an editor. This job opened her door to fashion. In 1950, two years following marrying her husband, they founded the company “Old World Weavers” together.
It is understood that the Iris couple likes to travel around the world together and purchase interesting items and designs. The inspiration for starting the company is said to come from the unique designs they discovered while traveling in North Africa and Europe. Their clients include Estee Lauder and American movie queen Faye Dunaway and Swedish actress Greta Garbo.
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