Fashion icon Iris Apfel died Friday at the age of 102 at her home in Palm Beach, TMZ reported.
Details regarding her death, including the cause of death, have not been disclosed, but it is reportedly due to natural causes related to aging. according to To TMZ.
“Iris Apfel was extraordinary. It was the honor of a lifetime to work with her. She called me every day and always asked me the familiar, 'What are you bringing me today?' I miss hearing that question come back to me. “She is a testament to her insatiable appetite for work,” Apfel's agent, Lori Sale, said in her statement. report.
“She was a visionary in every sense of the word. She saw the world through unique lenses, adorned with huge, distinctive glasses on the top of her nose. Through these lenses, she saw the world as a kaleidoscope of colors, a canvas of patterns and prints. Her artistic eye turned the ordinary into the extraordinary, and her ability to blend the unconventional with the elegant was truly magical. ”
Apfel's journey in the world of fashion and design began in Queens, New York, where she began her career at Women's Wear Daily and branched out into interior design in the 1950s. According to Variety magazine, she co-founded the textile company Old World Weavers with her late husband Karl in 2015. Her hobby of collecting unique clothing and accessories led to her 2005 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, “Lara Avis: Selection from the Iris Her Apfel Collection,'' which the museum holds as one of the largest collections of living individuals. This was the first exhibition to feature only robes. (Related: Famous designer Davide Rennes dies nine days after taking on the leading role at Moschino, the company announces)
The exhibition catapulted her to stardom and made her the sought-after subject of countless articles, advertising campaigns, and the 2007 coffee table book “Rare Bird of Fashion: The Iris Apfel.”
Apfel's influence continued into her late 90s, and Variety reported that she signed a modeling contract with IMG at the age of 97. Her legacy was further cemented when a film by American documentarian Albert Maysles premiered at the New York Film Festival in 2014, introducing her life and style to a wider audience. .
