One of the most famous fashionistas, Iris Apfel, died this Friday (March 1st) at the age of 102.
The information was confirmed on his official Instagram account without revealing the reason for the death. The photo was published with only his name, date of birth and date of death.
“Iris Barrel Apfel, August 29, 1921 March 1, 2024,” they wrote in the publication’s headline.
The “world’s oldest teenager,” as she calls herself, has a degree in art history and won an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2005 called “Rara Avis: Selections from the Iris Apfel Collection.” The famous staircase of the MET, which serves as the backdrop for American series such as “Gossip Girl,” was packed with people who wanted to get a close look at Iris' clothing and accessories collection, divided into 80 looks that if they was not rented for events, took up two floors of Park's apartment on Ave.
Her notsodiscreet signature has also appeared in department store windows, in partnerships with brands such as H&M, and was played by veteran Nathalia Timberg in the play Through the Iris, which was shown in Brazilian cinemas in 2019 and the opportunity to telling her story in the documentary film Iris, directed by Albert Maysles, which screened at the NY Film Festival, and in the autobiographical book Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon.
She, who worked as an interior designer for years before making a name for herself in fashion history, even left her ideas in the White House. Together with her husband Carl Apfel, who died in 2015 at the age of 100, she founded a weaving company that operated during the terms of office of nine US presidents, including the Kennedy and Clinton families.
With 2.8 million followers on Instagram, Iris, now based in Palm Beach, Florida, continued to inspire the world and even received a Barbie doll to call her own. There she shared the tributes she receives from her fans such as tattoos, colorful children and dogs, heavy necklaces and of course huge round glasses, caricatures, porcelain with her face drawn on them and other items.