Iris Apfel Timeline (1921-Present)

Born August 21, 1921, Astoria Queens, NY

Studied Art at NYU

Worked at WWD and as an Interior Designer

1948: Married Carl Apfel

1950:Launched texile firm: Old World Weavers with husband Carl

1992: Retired from Old World Weavers

From 1950-1992:Traveled the world for fabrics and texiles. Resortations for the White House- 9 presidential terms

IRIS APFEL

2005, The Rare Bird Book launches

MET dedicates exhibition to Iris

2011, MAC Cosmetics launches

makeup line inspired by Apfel colors

2015, Kate Spade uses Apfel for S/S '15 campaign

as model with Karli Kross

2014, IRIS, the Iris Apfel

documentary premieres

directed by Albert Maysles

2015, S/S '15 top trends describes: The Mature Woman

2015, Designers such as Gucci, Dries van Noten, Alexis Bittar, Miu Miu have used Apfel style as inspiration for ready-to-wear collection

2011, Apfel launches

jewelry and shoe collection for HSN