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Iris Apfel Quotes

You can be born with the talent to be an opera star, but you’ve got to work and practice it Picture Quote #1

Everything that’s happened to me, nothing’s been planned. I’ve never had a business plan. I just kind of fell into it, and I liked it, and I took a chance. I took a lot of chances in my life Picture Quote #1

I never buy what someone says is ‘in’ or a ‘must-have.’ I buy what makes me happy Picture Quote #1

I’m a hopeless romantic. I buy things because I fall in love with them. I never buy anything just because it’s valuable Picture Quote #1

I’m from New York. My grandparents were settlers of Long Island City. When they came here, there was no bridge, and they had to hire a boat across the river. They had a farm, and my grandmother had to go once a week to Manhattan to buy provisions - very primitive Picture Quote #1

I have ideas that I think might be amusing, and I try them, and if they look right, I carry them out, and if they don’t, I throw them out and try something else. I don’t agonize about it Picture Quote #1

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My mother was a big influence; she was exceedingly chic, completely dressed in a completely different manner than I did. I was a child of the Depression, so she taught me all about accessories, and I always tell everybody she worships at the altar of the accessory Picture Quote #1

I don’t do very much for beauty. I use very simple things on my skin. I haven’t got time. I would always get facials and then come home laden with product, and pay a lot of money and never use it. Anyway, one day a dermatologist told me to use Cetaphil to clean my face and as a moisturizer, and that’s what I do Picture Quote #1

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?’ Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I live in the Dark Ages, the 17th century. Actually, I would have loved to be in Paris in the early 20th century when the Ballets Russes were there and Chanel was designing Picture Quote #1

I used to love to create outfits, and I still do - I just don’t have the time. How can you wear one thing and never wear it again? Even my wedding dress - I had a dress made that I could wear again. I’m a child of the depression, so I’m very, very practical Picture Quote #1

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Coco Chanel once said that what makes a woman look old is trying desperately to look young. Why should one be ashamed to be 84? Why do you have to say that you’re 52? Nobody’s going to believe you anyway, so why be such a fool? It’s nice that you got to be so old. It’s a blessing Picture Quote #1

The White House is the people’s house. When you do historical restoration, that must be what it is Picture Quote #1

I am not a fashionista, and I don’t dress up. Usually if I’m at home, where I am now, I’m wearing a robe Picture Quote #1

In America, it has been proven that the bulk of spending money is in the hands of women between 60 and 80, so it’s so stupid. The people who do have the time and money to shop are either retired or empty-nesters Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe in rules. It’s different for everybody. Everyone has to make their own decision and find out what’s comfortable for them Picture Quote #1

Style means you have a real curiosity about yourself and then you express it. Having style is not copying somebody else Picture Quote #1

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I think people have to sharpen their eyes and look. I always feel like a big sponge: I feel like I learn lots of things by osmosis, and I feel that I’m always absorbing. I mean, when people say, ‘What is your inspiration?’ I could throw up. I mean, I’m inspired by the fact I get up in the morning. And I’m still here Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If you put something together and it doesn’t look so good, the fashion police are not going to come and take you away. And if they do, you might have some fun in jail Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I don’t think dressing has anything to do with numbers. I know people of 30 who act like they’re 97, and I have a few old-bag friends who are very hip Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I get very involved with my things, and they are not standard equipment Picture Quote #1

I don’t spend my life getting dressed! I have to put clothes on during the day; I don’t get dressed up at all when I’m working. I’ll wear jeans, or something very simple Picture Quote #1

I don’t happen to approve of plastic surgery. I think God put plastic surgeons on this earth for good reasons - people get burned or people might have a nose like Pinocchio and that has to be fixed. But to just chop yourself up to look a few years younger? You could come out looking like a Picasso picture Picture Quote #1

I’m a great believer in common sense, and the older I get I see that common sense is not that common Picture Quote #1

When you go to a nice restaurant, you want to be relaxed and have a drink and everything, you want to look at people who look well. You don’t want to look at some slob with an open shirt and a hairy chest. At least I don’t Picture Quote #1

I’m happy. I give thanks every morning that I can get up, that I still have my husband with me. I’m extremely grateful. After all, how many 93-year-old cover girls do you know? Picture Quote #1

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You can be born with the talent to be an opera star, but you’ve got to work and practice it (Iris Apfel Quotes) Everything that’s happened to me, nothing’s been planned. I’ve never had a business plan. I just kind of fell into it, and I liked it, and I took a chance. I took a lot of chances in my life. (Iris Apfel Quotes) I never buy what someone says is ‘in’ or a ‘must-have.’ I buy what makes me happy. (Iris Apfel Quotes) I’m a hopeless romantic. I buy things because I fall in love with them. I never buy anything just because it’s valuable. (Iris Apfel Quotes) I’m from New York. My grandparents were settlers of Long Island City. When they came here, there was no bridge, and they had to hire a boat across the river. They had a farm, and my grandmother had to go once a week to Manhattan to buy provisions - very primitive. (Iris Apfel Quotes) I have ideas that I think might be amusing, and I try them, and if they look right, I carry them out, and if they don’t, I throw them out and try something else. I don’t agonize about it. (Iris Apfel Quotes) My mother was a big influence; she was exceedingly chic, completely dressed in a completely different manner than I did. I was a child of the Depression, so she taught me all about accessories, and I always tell everybody she worships at the altar of the accessory. (Iris Apfel Quotes) I don’t do very much for beauty. I use very simple things on my skin. I haven’t got time. I would always get facials and then come home laden with product, and pay a lot of money and never use it. Anyway, one day a dermatologist told me to use Cetaphil to clean my face and as a moisturizer, and that’s what I do. (Iris Apfel Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I live in the Dark Ages, the 17th century. Actually, I would have loved to be in Paris in the early 20th century when the Ballets Russes were there and Chanel was designing. (Iris Apfel Quotes) I used to love to create outfits, and I still do - I just don’t have the time. How can you wear one thing and never wear it again? Even my wedding dress - I had a dress made that I could wear again. I’m a child of the depression, so I’m very, very practical. (Iris Apfel Quotes) Coco Chanel once said that what makes a woman look old is trying desperately to look young. Why should one be ashamed to be 84? Why do you have to say that you’re 52? Nobody’s going to believe you anyway, so why be such a fool? It’s nice that you got to be so old. It’s a blessing. (Iris Apfel Quotes) The White House is the people’s house. When you do historical restoration, that must be what it is. (Iris Apfel Quotes) I am not a fashionista, and I don’t dress up. Usually if I’m at home, where I am now, I’m wearing a robe. (Iris Apfel Quotes) In America, it has been proven that the bulk of spending money is in the hands of women between 60 and 80, so it’s so stupid. The people who do have the time and money to shop are either retired or empty-nesters. (Iris Apfel Quotes) I don’t believe in rules. It’s different for everybody. Everyone has to make their own decision and find out what’s comfortable for them. (Iris Apfel Quotes) Style means you have a real curiosity about yourself and then you express it. Having style is not copying somebody else. (Iris Apfel Quotes) I think people have to sharpen their eyes and look. I always feel like a big sponge: I feel like I learn lots of things by osmosis, and I feel that I’m always absorbing. I mean, when people say, ‘What is your inspiration?’ I could throw up. I mean, I’m inspired by the fact I get up in the morning. And I’m still here. (Iris Apfel Quotes) 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 Quotes) If you put something together and it doesn’t look so good, the fashion police are not going to come and take you away. And if they do, you might have some fun in jail. (Iris Apfel Quotes) 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 Quotes) I don’t think dressing has anything to do with numbers. I know people of 30 who act like they’re 97, and I have a few old-bag friends who are very hip. (Iris Apfel Quotes) 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 Quotes) I get very involved with my things, and they are not standard equipment (Iris Apfel Quotes) I don’t spend my life getting dressed! I have to put clothes on during the day; I don’t get dressed up at all when I’m working. I’ll wear jeans, or something very simple. (Iris Apfel Quotes) I don’t happen to approve of plastic surgery. I think God put plastic surgeons on this earth for good reasons - people get burned or people might have a nose like Pinocchio and that has to be fixed. But to just chop yourself up to look a few years younger? You could come out looking like a Picasso picture. (Iris Apfel Quotes) I’m a great believer in common sense, and the older I get I see that common sense is not that common (Iris Apfel Quotes) When you go to a nice restaurant, you want to be relaxed and have a drink and everything, you want to look at people who look well. You don’t want to look at some slob with an open shirt and a hairy chest. At least I don’t. (Iris Apfel Quotes) I’m happy. I give thanks every morning that I can get up, that I still have my husband with me. I’m extremely grateful. After all, how many 93-year-old cover girls do you know? (Iris Apfel Quotes)

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