Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon
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AlbakiReads Editorial A personal archive of style, collecting, and design
A personal archive of style, collecting, and design
Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon gathers Iris Apfel’s musings, anecdotes, and observations alongside lavish illustration, framing personal style as part of a wider life in textiles, interiors, travel, and collecting. The book draws on Apfel’s work with Old World Weavers, the textile company she cofounded with her husband, as well as her restoration consulting and reproduction of antique fabrics. Her enthusiasm for flea markets and fashion accessories provides a practical, lived-in thread through the volume. More than a conventional fashion survey, it presents the connections between clothing, objects, craftsmanship, and an individual eye for assembling them.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Fashion and accessory enthusiasts
- Readers interested in textile and interior-design history
- Collectors drawn to flea-market finds and personal style
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Personal styleTextiles and antique fabricsFashion collectingInterior designTravel and flea markets
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Book Overview "Personal style really originated with Iris Apfel; she has always espoused the virtues of not just dressing for yourself, but being who y...
"Personal style really originated with Iris Apfel; she has always espoused the virtues of not just dressing for yourself, but being who you are and doing it unapologetically, which is perhaps why she and her messaging and aesthetic have resonated so comprehensively. She's a transcendent icon!"-- Leandra Medine, manrepeller.com
A unique and lavishly illustrated collection of musings, anecdotes, and observations on all matters of life and style, infused with the singular candor, wit, and exuberance of the globally revered ninety-six-year-old fashion icon whose work has been celebrated at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute and by countless fans worldwide.
A woman who transcends time and trends, Iris Apfel is a true original, one of the most dynamic personalities in the worlds of fashion, textiles, and interior design. As the cofounder with her husband, Carl Apfel, of Old World Weavers, an international textile manufacturing company that specialized in reproducing antique fabrics, her prestigious clientele has included Greta Garbo, Estee Lauder, Montgomery Clift, and Joan Rivers. She also acted as a restoration consultant and replicated fabric for the White House over nine presidential administrations. Iris's travels worldwide and a passion for flea markets of all sorts inspired her work and fueled her passion for collecting fashion and accessories.
In 2005, she was the first living person who was not a designer to have her clothing and accessories exhibited at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a blockbuster show that catapulted her to fame and a career as a supermodel, muse, and collaborator for renowned brands, from Citroen to Tag Heuer, and global gigs at Bon March
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 176 | Language: English | Publisher: COLLINS | ISBN: 006240508X
FormatHardcover
Pages176
LanguageEnglish
ISBN006240508X
EAN9780062405081
PublisherCOLLINS
Publication Date2018-03-06
EditionIllustrated
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.7 Pounds
Length9.4 Inches
Width6.7 Inches
Height0.9 Inches
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