Iris Apfel is the cofounder with her husband, Carl Apfel, of Old World Weavers, an international textile manufacturing company that specialized in reproducing antique fabrics, her prestigious clientele has included Greta Garbo, Estee Lauder, Montgomery Clift, and Joan Rivers. She also acted as a restoration consultant and replicated fabric for the White House over nine presidential administrations.
Iris’s travels worldwide and a passion for flea markets of all sorts inspired her work and fueled her passion for collecting fashion and accessories. In 2005, she was the first living person who was not a designer to have her clothing and accessories exhibited at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
At 97 years old, Iris has a new book out titled “Accidental Icon — Musings of a Geriatric Starlet.” The last section of the book is: “How to Live to Be 200.”
Visit Iris at: https://www.facebook.com/IrisApfelofficial/
