Iris Apfel

(1921-2024)

American interior designer and fashion icon

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Iris Apfel (née Barrel; August 29, 1921 – March 1, 2024) was an American businesswoman, interior designer, fashion icon and actress. In business with her husband, Carl, from 1950 to 1992, Apfel led a career in textiles, including a contract with the White House that spanned nine presidencies. In retirement, she drew acclaim for a 2005 show at the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art featuring her collection of costume jewelry and styled with clothes on mannequins as she would wear it. She became a fashion icon, she signed to IMG in 2019 as a model at age 97, and she was featured in a 2014 documentary called Iris by Albert Maysles.

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Born	Iris Barrel 29 August 1921 Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Died	1 March 2024 (aged 102) Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Zodiac	Virgo
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