I think being appropriate is what you have to do. I think these trend things are terrible, like 'Ten Things You Must Have.' Why must you have them? They're a 'must' for some people, but for some they're not. It's silly. Again, it's all a matter of knowing who you are. You'll never run out of ideas once you do. But it's hard work and some people don't want to put in the time or effort. So they don't. And that's their issue. I don't sit in judgment on how they look.
Iris ApfelI'm delighted that gay people now want to get married and I say why not! It's nobody's business and I would happily give my blessing.
Iris ApfelI think fashion is just part of my life and if it hadn't been fashion then it would have been something else.
Iris ApfelI see myself as the world's oldest living teenager... I try to get as much kick out of things as possible.
Iris ApfelI decided when I was 19 that I didn't like all these stereotypes that I was supposed to fit into. I wasn't comfortable and they made me very unhappy. So I tried and I spent a miserable summer, and then I went back to school and said, 'I'm going to do my own thing because I think I have a thing to do. I'm not going to live in anybody else's image because I don't like that.' I felt much better. I didn't do it to rebel against anybody or anything.
Iris Apfel