Celebrated stylemaker and self-named ‘geriatric starlet’ Iris Apfel dies at age 102

Iris Apfel in New York City in 2012.

Apfel’s late-in-life emergence as a stylemaker was celebrated in magazines and museums. Her company made reproduction fabrics for the White House for decades. She became a fashion model at 97.

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Apfel’s late-in-life emergence as a stylemaker was celebrated in magazines and museums. Her company made reproduction fabrics for the White House for decades. She became a fashion model at 97.