Fashion icon and ‘geriatric starlet’ Iris Apfel dies aged 102
American interior designer and fashion icon Iris Apfel has died at the age of 102.
The self-proclaimed “geriatric starlet” worked for decades in the textile industry before she soared to fame as an octogenarian with recognition of her eccentric design sense.
Apfel’s was characterised by her oversized glasses, layers of chunky jewellery and colourful and eclectic clothing, with her bob-cut white hair.
