Iris Apfel

The brilliantly irreverent and colourful Iris Apfel is a legendary fashion icon, interior designer and American businesswoman who continues to be hugely visible and influential across the worlds of fashion, art and design.

Consulting and lecturing at universities around the world, Apfel is a mine of information when it comes to fashion and style: as such, she has been listed as one of the fifty Best Dressed Over 50s by The Guardian newspaper, taking part in restoration projects at the White House for no fewer than nine presidents, including Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.

Starting in her youth, Apfel worked for Women’s Wear Daily and interior designer Elinor Johnson while also being an assistant to illustrator Robert Goodman. Apfel was recently profiled in hit Netflix documentary Iris, a movie-length feature that tells her astonishing life story. She has also featured in If You’re Not In the Obit, Eat Breakfast, a television film which premiered in 2017. Apfel has won numerous awards, including the Women Together Special Award of the Year at the 12th Annual Women Together Gala at the UN Headquarters in New York City, and the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Pioneer Award in recognition of her tenacity and drive. Iris Apfel remains a positive role model, influential character and style icon, inspiring women of all ages across fashion, style, design and entertainment.