Iris Apfel’s Forthcoming Fashion Book Features Over 300 Rare Photographs From the Style Icon’s Personal Collection — And It’s Already a Bestseller on Amazon.

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. Iris Apfel, who passed away peacefully on Friday, March 1, celebrated life through fashion and a love of defying expectations, especially when it came to age. Colorful in her appearance and in her approach to life, Apfel’s fanbase stretched across generations. With her signature oversized round glasses and abundance of ornate accessories, Apfel’s standout style was uniquely her own — and remains a source of inspiration for both fashion insiders and enthusiasts alike. A follow up to her 2018 bestseller ‘Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon,’ a new book ‘Iris Apfel: Colorful: Inspiration, Influences, and Ideas for a Vibrant Life,’ to be published posthumously, explores Apfel’s colorful life story, as well as her thoughts on fashion, design, travel and role models. With over 300 never-before-seen photographs, the new release offers deeper insight into this one-of-a-kind fashion maven’s life and style, which was frequently inspired by her travels while visiting flea markets around the world. Apfel weaves in personal, heartfelt stories about her early life as the daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants alongside theories on color. A longtime fan of jazz, her stories touch

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