I was never a fan of Chanel. I liked it on other people. Some other people. All the ladies who were too plump and busty looked like little sausages. Iris Apfel Read Quote
You learn as you grow up, if you’re intelligent – or even three-quarter witted – that there’s no free lunch. You pay for things in various ways. Living, loving, everything else is a matter of the same principles: you learn to work with what you have. Iris Apfel Read Quote
You can be born with the talent to be an opera star, but you’ve got to work and practice it. Iris Apfel Read Quote
I love high-end designers, but a head-to-toe designer look for me is extremely boring. I’ve always mixed it up. Iris Apfel Read Quote
Being well-dressed is a wonderful thing, but I don’t think it should be life threatening. Iris Apfel Read Quote
I absolutely consider fashion a form of art. Of course, there is some fashion that is not art at all – it’s utilitarian, made for the purpose of covering up. And there are a lot of people out there who put a lot of effort into looking awful. But there are also people putting the same amount of energy into making bad art. Iris Apfel Read Quote
We did major work at the White House. But what people often don’t understand is that when you do a historic restoration, you can’t just do whatever you want. You work alongside the fine-arts commission and are obliged to create a replica of the past, as close as humanly possible. It’s a historic institution, not a showhouse. Iris Apfel Read Quote
The fashion industry has done itself in by neglecting the 60- to 80-year-old market. They have the time and the economic resources. They want to go shopping. Iris Apfel Read Quote
