Christie’s auction showcases style of centenarian fashion muse Iris Apfel
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Lots include her trademark oversize glasses as well as outfits from Miu Miu and Dior and lifesize ostrich sculpture. Iris Apfel, perhaps the world’s first centenarian style icon, died last year at the age of 102. Now her clothes, art and furniture are set to be sold at Christie’s later this month in an online auction titled Unapologetically Iris.
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Anyone familiar with Apfel and her “more is more” style would know that it began with her trademark owl-like glasses. There are 18 pairs for sale here, with square, round and sparkly designs included. Among more than 200 lots, her clothing style is present and correct too – with colour and print a theme running across items from the 60s to the present day, with labels such as Miu Miu, Saint Laurent, Dries Van Noten and Dior featured. There are also items from collaborations Apfel worked on including jackets from her H&M collection from 2022 and glasses from a collection with Italian brand Zenni.
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Home items form another part of the collection. Along with a pre-1950s full silver service and various ornate chairs and screens, one curiosity is a lifesize wooden sculpture of an ostrich that doubled as a bar in Apfel’s Palm Beach home. It comes with a Kermit the Frog soft toy that sits on its back. There are also personalised pieces – including a chair with a portrait of Apfel on the upholstery, and a lime-green cast-resin figure of her riding a scooter.
