Iris Apfel, Fashion Icon and Subject of Albert Maysles Documentary, Dies at 102
variety.comPat Saperstein Deputy Editor Iris Apfel, who became a fashion icon known for her vast, colorful, eclectic wardrobe and was the subject of Albert Maysles‘ 2014 documentary “Iris,” died Friday.
She was 102. Apfel died at her home in Palm Beach, Fla., according to the New York Times. Born in Queens, N.Y., Apfel worked for Women’s Wear Daily and became an interior designer starting in the 1950s, then ran the textile company Old World Weavers with her husband Carl, who died in 2015.
She amassed a massive collection of clothing and accessories and in 2005, the Metropolitan Museum of Art mounted an exhibition of her wardrobe called “Rara Avis: Selections From the Iris Apfel Collection.” It was the museum’s first exhibition dedicated to just one person’s clothing collection.
The exhibition turned her into a celebrity, and she was featured in numerous articles and ad campaigns. The 2007 coffee-table book “Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel” added to her fame.
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