FAMOUS FOLK AT HOME: Iris Apfel in Manhattan

Eccentric style icon, interiors and textiles designer, White House decor restorer, lecturer, front-row fashionista, and all-round loveable eccentric, here’s Iris Apfel at home in Manhattan, via Architectural Digest. Photography by Roger Davies…

“Taste you can learn,” Iris Barrel Apfel pronounces, peering over the black frames of her trademark oversize glasses. “But style is like charisma. You know it when you see it.” 

Scroll through the gallery for a look at Iris Apfel’s fabulous home:

See the article by Amanda Vaill here, and read more about Iris Apfel on Wikipedia. She also did a collection for MAC Cosmetics – scroll through some of the items here:

Be sure to check out lots of colourful boards devoted to fashion, home decor and celebrities at home on our Luscious Pinterest boards, including our Style icon: Iris Apfel board.

See jewellery by Iris here:

WISHLIST: Iris Apfel jewelry collection

Iris Apfel jewelry collection: Necklaces, bracelets and earrings

And learn about the Eric Boman biography in this post: BOOK TO BUY: Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel by Eric Boman

More colourful loveliness in these posts:

A colourful life

A colourful life

Tiffany blue, teal, turquoise, minty blue and pale blue

Tiffany blue, teal, turquoise, minty blue and pale blue

Fan favourites: Colour me coral

Fan favourites: Colour me coral - a look at coral, salmon pink, peach, tangerine and orange colours

Fan favourites: Purple passion

Style leader: Victoria Beckham for MyTheresa.com

Victoria Beckham for sale at MyTheresa.com

Editorial: January Jones by Kurt Iswarienko for The Edit

January Jones by Kurt Iswarienko for The Edit

And more famous folk at home:

Famous folk at home: Darcy Miller Nussbaum and Andrew Nussbaum in Manhattan

At home with Darcy Miller Nussbaum and Andrew Nussbaum in Manhattan

At home with Jill Stuart in Manhattan

At home with fashion designer Jill Stuart in her Manhattan penthouse

At home with Brian Atwood in Milan, designed by his then-partner Nate Berkus

At home with Brian Atwood in Milan, designed by his then-partner Nate Berkus

Famous folk at home: Aerin Lauder in Manhattan and the Hamptons

Inside the homes of Aerin Lauder in Manhattan and the Hamptons

Check out Eric Boman’s book about Iris, Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel.

Cheers, Natasha
www.myLusciousLife.com

PS. More luscious photography by Roger Davies on his website.

Iris Apfel