There was Pauline de Rothschild, who I thought was very fabulous, and Millicent Rogers, the Standard Oil heiress, very chic, very clever, very original. I admired both those women very much. And I had a great example with my mother, who was extremely chic. Iris Apfel admirechicclever share on social
My father told me once not to expect anything from anybody so I wouldn't be disappointed. If somebody was nice and did nice things for me, I should be overjoyed, but I shouldn't go through life expecting it, which is very good advice. Iris Apfel advicedisappointexpect share on social
People say, 'You have inspired me, you've given me courage...' They've gone so far as to say, 'You've changed my life!' And I would come back and say to my husband, 'I can't understand it - what kind of poor little life did she have if I had to come and change it?' Iris Apfel backchangecourage share on social
I go out in New York, and I think, boy, you can look at someone and pretty much determine their zip code. Everyone seems to want to conform. I wonder, are they all just button-pressers, on the Internet all day long? I don't know. Iris Apfel boybuttoncode share on social
I don't look at Instagram. I don't have much to do with social media. Iris Apfel instagrammediumsocial Change image and share on social
Being well-dressed is a wonderful thing, but I don't think it should be life threatening. Iris Apfel dresslifething Change image and share on social
I'm not a pretty person. I don't like pretty, so I don't feel badly. Most of the world is not with me, but I don't care. Iris Apfel badlycarefeel Change image and share on social
I had the good fortune to be able to take a course with Margaret Mead. I had a fabulous art course, where it was explained to me that nothing exists in a vacuum, that everything is a result of the period in which it's done - the economics, the sociology, the politics, all sewn together. That was a very important lesson. Iris Apfel arteconomicsexist share on social
Fashion really is women's liberation in a lot of ways. Look at how many women in this country are depressed about how they look and how they think they have to look! It's really sad. And it's not about money. Iris Apfel countrydepressfashion share on social