The American made her name as an interior designer but found wider fame and fortune as a model and actress in her 80s and 90s and was known for her eye-catching glamourous and whimsical style.
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00:00 Iris Apfel was a textile expert, an interior designer and a fashion celebrity known for her eccentric style.
00:07 Born in 1921, Apfel was famous for her irreverent eye-catching outfits, mixing haute couture and oversized costume jewellery.
00:17 A classic Apfel look was to pair a feather bur with strands of chunky beads, bangles and a jacket decorated with Native American beadwork.
00:27 "I'm not pretty and I'll never be pretty, but it doesn't matter," she once said. "I have something much better. I have style."
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