I don't happen to like pretty things. I don't like pretty dresses. I like more attractive. I like people that look a little bit more offbeat. I don't like the classic pretty face. That doesn't mean it's not pretty or it's not wonderful, and most people don't agree with me, but that's the way I think.
Iris ApfelTo me there are lots more important things in the world than just having the right shoes!
Iris ApfelI donโt expect to find inspiration. It just sort of comes. Sometimes you step on a bug and you get inspired.
Iris ApfelI think fashion is just part of my life and if it hadn't of been fashion then it would have been something else.
Iris ApfelIf you hair is done properly and you're wearing good shoes, you can get anyway with anything.
Iris ApfelI donโt care what people thinkโฆI learned a long time agoโฆI was 19 and had a very traumatic experienceโฆ.and I learned that I have to go to bed with myself at night and that I have to please myselfโฆand as long as I donโt go out of my way to offend anybody that I love, upset my mother or my husbandโฆIโll do my own thing. And if the public doesnโt like it, itโs their problem, not mine.
Iris Apfel