02-03-2024 16:03 via theguardian.com

Iris Apfel: joyful iconoclast who broke all the rules with incredible taste

Her clothes weren’t so much outfits as living tableaux. She left the house each day dressed as a picture of joyWhere to begin. The lessons in how to dress, or the lessons in how to live? Iris Apfel’s 102 years were a masterclass in both.Really, of course, there’s no debate. We start with the clothes, because the clothes are entirely unignorable. Not so much outfits, as living tableaux. A coat of gold-tipped duck feathers topped with a lei of turquoise pebbles at the neck. Embro
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