I'm a color person, I've never been known to play it safe. Plus I like big bags. My eyeglasses are so big; they don't fit into smaller bags. — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
I decided when I was 19 that I didn't like all these stereotypes that I was supposed to fit into. I wasn't comfortable and they made me very unhappy. So I tried and I spent a miserable summer, and then… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
I think dressing up or down should be a creative experience. Exciting. Fun. For me the key to personal style lies in accessories. I… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
I don't spend my life getting dressed! I have to put clothes on during the day; I don't get dressed up at all when… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
I think some people like me because I'm different. I don't think like everybody else. People are so tied up in the worst parts… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
Throughout history, clothes represented who you were; they are a great vehicle for explaining who you are. During the Ching dynasty, for example, what… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
If you don't have any individuality and you're happy just being one of the girls (or boys) be my guest. I'm not the fashion… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
I think jewelry can change an outfit more than anything else. Transformation, punch, individuality: One or all of the above are why you should… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
When you go to a nice restaurant, you want to be relaxed and have a drink and everything, you want to look at people… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
I'm happy. I give thanks every morning that I can get up, that I still have my husband with me. I'm extremely grateful. After… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
It's not easy to know who you are and it's very painful and takes a lot of time and that is why a lot… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
If you put something together and it doesn't look so good, the fashion police are not going to come and take you away. And… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
First you have to know who you are. That is the most important thing, as if you don't know who you are you will… — Iris Apfel Copy Share Image
