Style Icon Iris Apfel
Iris Apfel is well known in fashion World for many things—maximalism, ageing gracefully, oversized glasses and of course her inimitable personal style. Iris Barrel was born in Astoria, Queens, New York. She is the only child of Samuel Barre and his Russian-born wife, Sadye. She studied art history at New York University and attended art school at the University of Wisconsin. As a young woman, Apfel worked for Women's Wear Daily and for interior designer Elinor Johnson, and illustrator Robert Goodman. In 1948, she married Carl Apfel with whom she...