Fashion icon Iris Apfel has died at the age of 102

American businesswoman, interior designer and fashion icon Iris Apfel died this Friday at the age of 102, according to a message published on her profile on social networks.

His family spokesman Stu Loeser also confirmed to the newspaper The New York Times who died at his home in Palm Beach, Florida.

With more than three million followers on Instagram, the model – the antithesis of ageism – continued to give lessons on trends, but also makeup as the image of the Ciaté London brand until the last moments of her life.

Since his hypnotic appeal was discovered with exposure her collection at the Metropolitan in New York, in 2005, when Apfel was already 84 years old, she was noticed by magazines and fashion brands. It has since materialized bells with jewelry, fashion and even ice cream brands.

One of his last works in fashion was a collection of clothes with H&M that he presented in 2022. A collection full of colors, his biggest trademark.

“The world can be a gray place, so colors, patterns and textures are a way to spice up the party. The same goes for makeup: I want my lipsticks to be as bright and bold as possible.” , he told People magazine in an interview in 2022.

In it, he also talked about one of his most characteristic objects, large and colorful plastic glasses: “People told me, ‘why are they so big?’ I told them because they are happy to see you,” he said.

Although Apfel became a giant fashion She spent her later years as an interior designer and textile expert.

After she married her husband Carl Apfel at 194 years old7, the two founded Old World Weavers, a textile company that worked with such personalities of the time as Greta Garbo and Estée Lauder, and with whom they also worked on decorating the White House for several presidents.