I do have a dominant shopping gene but, unlike a reasonable person, I never plan for what I need each season. I enjoy the thrill of the hunt, the discovery and the endless search. In another creation I was, perhaps, a hunter/gatherer. After all these years, Iโve learned that itโs not the end result or finished product but the process I most enjoy. If my experimenting, searching and juxtaposing turns into an exciting outfit well, itโs just a big fat bonus!
Iris ApfelI find that if I get up and push myself, I get lost in what I'm doing, and I forget about everything else until I stop doing it.
Iris ApfelYou donโt have to look like an old fuddy-duddy, but I believe it was Chanel who said, โNothing makes a woman look so old as trying desperately hard to look youngโ. I think you can be attractive at any age. I think trying to look like a spring chicken when youโre not makes you look ridiculous.
Iris ApfelFirst you have to know who you are. That is the most important thing, as if you don't know who you are you will either get swallowed up or you follow some unsuitable trends and just become a nonentity.
Iris ApfelI think fashion today is horrible. Just open your eyes and look! What's good about it? There's no originality. Here and there, there is, but in general, en masse, there's very little creativity and very little originality. It's kind of boring. Everybody looks alike. Everybody seems to strive to look alike.
Iris Apfel