--- title: "10 Wells Quotes By Iris Apfel" description: "10 Wells quotes by Iris Apfel. Plus more from Iris Apfel and more Wells sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/iris-apfel-2319_dead_when-the-fun-goes-out-of-getting-dressed_2270005.png" --- > [When the fun goes out of getting dressed, you might as well be dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/when-the-fun-goes-out-of-getting-dressed-you-might-as-well-be-dead/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/iris-apfel-2319_dead_when-the-fun-goes-out-of-getting-dressed_2270005.png) > [You only have one trip. You might as well enjoy it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/you-only-have-one-trip-you-might-as-well-enjoy-it/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/iris-apfel-2319_enjoy_you-only-have-one-trip-you-might-as-well_1625012.png) > [It's more important to be happy than well-dressed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/it-s-more-important-to-be-happy-than-well-dressed/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/iris-apfel-2319_dressed_it-s-more-important-to-be-happy-than-wel_252706.png) > [It's better to be happy and comfortable than well dressed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/it-s-better-to-be-happy-and-comfortable-than-well-dressed/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/iris-apfel-2319_comfortable_it-s-better-to-be-happy-and-comfortable_1034687.png) > [You have to know yourself and know what you can carry. If you're not comfortable, no matter how well dressed you are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/you-have-to-know-yourself-and-know-what-you-can-carry-if-you-re-not/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/iris-apfel-2319_comfortable_you-have-to-know-yourself-and-know-what_1594922.jpg) > [I always feel that if you're gonna be uncomfortable and unhappy in something, just because you think it's in or it's chic,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/i-always-feel-that-if-you-re-gonna-be-uncomfortable-and-unhappy-in/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f12/iris-apfel-2319_advise_i-always-feel-that-if-you-re-gonna-be-un_1590779.png) > [I think that if you have to work very hard at dressing up and it makes you nervous or uptight, then you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/i-think-that-if-you-have-to-work-very-hard-at-dressing-up-and-it/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/799/iris-apfel-2319_comfortable_i-think-that-if-you-have-to-work-very-ha_1388943.png) > [When you go to a nice restaurant, you want to be relaxed and have a drink and everything, you want to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/when-you-go-to-a-nice-restaurant-you-want-to-be-relaxed-and-have-a/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c7/iris-apfel-2319_chests_when-you-go-to-a-nice-restaurant-you-wan_93989.png) > [I do have a dominant shopping gene but, unlike a reasonable person, I never plan for what I need each season. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/i-do-have-a-dominant-shopping-gene-but-unlike-a-reasonable-person-i/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/229/iris-apfel-2319_adventure_i-do-have-a-dominant-shopping-gene-but-u_1130097.jpg) > [I never felt pretty. I don't feel pretty now. I'm not a pretty person. I don't like pretty. So I don't feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/i-never-felt-pretty-i-don-t-feel-pretty-now-i-m-not-a-pretty-person-i/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a8/iris-apfel-2319_attractive_i-never-felt-pretty-i-don-t-feel-pretty_2658464.jpg) ## Other authors on Wells ## More by Iris Apfel > [I think dressing up or down should be a creative experience. Exciting. Fun. For me the key to personal style lies in accessories. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/i-think-dressing-up-or-down-should-be-a-creative-experience-exciting/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/i-don-t-spend-my-life-getting-dressed-i-have-to-put-clothes-on-during/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/i-think-some-people-like-me-because-i-m-different-i-don-t-think-like/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [Throughout history, clothes represented who you were; they are a great vehicle for explaining who you are. During the Ching dynasty, for example, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/throughout-history-clothes-represented-who-you-were-they-are-a-great/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/if-you-don-t-have-any-individuality-and-you-re-happy-just-being-one/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [I think jewelry can change an outfit more than anything else. Transformation, punch, individuality: One or all of the above are why you should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/i-think-jewelry-can-change-an-outfit-more-than-anything-else/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [When you go to a nice restaurant, you want to be relaxed and have a drink and everything, you want to look at people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/when-you-go-to-a-nice-restaurant-you-want-to-be-relaxed-and-have-a/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/i-m-happy-i-give-thanks-every-morning-that-i-can-get-up-that-i-still/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/it-s-not-easy-to-know-who-you-are-and-it-s-very-painful-and-takes-a/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/if-you-put-something-together-and-it-doesn-t-look-so-good-the-fashion/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [The world is always full of promise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/the-world-is-always-full-of-promise/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/first-you-have-to-know-who-you-are-that-is-the-most-important-thing/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [The fun of getting dressed is it's a creative experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/the-fun-of-getting-dressed-is-it-s-a-creative-experience/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [In America, it has been proven that the bulk of spending money is in the hands of women between 60 and 80, so it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/in-america-it-has-been-proven-that-the-bulk-of-spending-money-is-in/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) > [I don't believe in rules. It's different for everybody. Everyone has to make their own decision and find out what's comfortable for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/i-don-t-believe-in-rules-it-s-different-for-everybody-everyone-has-to/) [Iris Apfel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iris-apfel/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wells/iris-apfel/#itemlist", "name": "10 Wells Quotes By Iris Apfel", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When the fun goes out of getting dressed, you might as well be dead.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Iris Apfel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iris-apfel/when-the-fun-goes-out-of-getting-dressed-you-might-as-well-be-dead/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/iris-apfel-2319_dead_when-the-fun-goes-out-of-getting-dressed_2270005.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/iris-apfel-2319_dead_when-the-fun-goes-out-of-getting-dressed_2270005.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/iris-apfel-2319_dead_when-the-fun-goes-out-of-getting-dressed_2270005.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When the fun goes out of getting dressed, you might as well be dead.” — Iris Apfel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You only have one trip. 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