Iris Apfel Was Gay in Spirit, Gay in Talent, Gay in her Brashness
<p>Who was Iris Apfel? Fashion icon and stylist. Among other things, she was an interior designer for the White House during 9 U.S. presidencies. Once retired in her 80s, she helped put on a show at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC of her personal <em>looks</em> from her closet. In her 90s, she taught at the University of Texas at Austin, and at 97 she signed on as a model with a top agency. She had 3 million instagram followers. She was known for her ensembles, mixed colors and patterns, and oversized jewlery and glasses.</p>
<p>According to Will Ganss of “Good Morning America” on ABC, “She gave older folks, especially women ( and I would add also gay men), permission to live loudly, proudly, and to take up as much space as we want to for as long as we want to.”</p>
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