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Iris Apfel is the style.

Her name means elegance and life full of wrinkles worn with youthful irreverence. Her taste made this interior New York designer a true style icon, her clothing is over the top but never too excessive, so her eccentric style made her one of the most admired women in the world.

Born in 1921 in Queens, after graduating in History of Art, Iris Apfel has worked as an interior designer with Elinor Johnson, and then opened a textile company, the "Old World Weavers" which closed its doors in 1992. From '50 'to '90 Iris was responsible for interior design, personally managing, among other things, some work for the White House to accommodate as many as 9 presidents. Currently the 93 years old woman, the coolest on the planet, occupies her days talking about style and holding lectures around the world; last year Iris was named by the magazine Guardian one of the best dressed women over 50. In 2005 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York dedicated a retrospective titled "Rara Avis (rare bird): the irriverent Iris Apfel": more than 80 suits of her personal collection became an exhibition that after New York shot galleries and museums around the world. The unique taste of Apfel, eclectic mix of true pret a porter and exotic fashion accessories of all kinds, made her irreverence an emblem of taste. The collection is an anthology of all the influences and combinations that flow into her beautiful and creative spirit.

Is also produced a documentary called "Iris Apfel film", here is an interesting promo, for more information please refer to the web page

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Make up is a beautiful friend of every woman: it helps to soften features and generally improves the relationship with the body. Last Saturday I went out with a friend and I realized how many people misuse the word "fashion" and style and confused the role of make-up, looking very bad. Here is my Top Five of the most common mistakes that women make in the care of their image:

In fifth place is a very common and "scary" mistake: a wrong texture of foundation. If you chose a wrong color of foundation you will ruin the inherent sense of this product and same goes for the concealer; last saturday I've seen a lot of strange "elegant" women with a horrible break between face, neck and ears, actually some girls were like pandas, with two white patches around the eyes and a mask of a color that frames their face. Remember, avoid using concealer and foundation if the color you have available is not suited to your skin!

In fourth place is the meaning of style that many women choose reading gossip magazines and adapting their clothes with the trend of the moment (which is not always necessary). Most of women, including me, are not the beautiful lady of "The Devil Wears Prada" so a good use self-criticism when you choose a dress!

In third place there are excesses: sometimes you see women with plunging necklines doing the line at the post office, ceremony hairstyles in the supermarket,  high heels to go to find grandmother in the hospital.. Excess makes a woman really unattractive.

In second place  there is a really common mistake: ranking a bad eyeliner. This error is more common than one would think: a phone call at the wrong time and you will lost the direction of the line around the eye that turns into a real zig zag; often, if you are on a hurry, you do not realize the damage, on this situation just hope to meet a friend or an enemy on the street that makes you notice this horror!

At the top rank  are the eyebrows:  sometimes they are retouched or tattooed (although some are done really well) and look really strange but is better looking like Frida Kahlo  that makes her pronounced eyebrows a truly element of charm. This doesn't mean for us abandoning the tweezers but while we use them just respecting the line of the arch: thinning out, if necessary, but NEVER, changing this very important feature of your face.

I am curious to know what your Top 5 !! Write in the comments!

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