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Book Synopsis
Captures the style of American fashion maverick Iris Apfel who has cultivated a personal chic that is exuberantly idiosyncratic. Featuring over ninety colour plates, this work shows off a selection of her outfits on wittily posed mannequins.

Trade Review
'A stunning visual record of how Apfel can combine fabrics, colours and accessories with breathtaking élan. A must for any clothes lover' - The Irish Times
'The “anything goes” bravura of style at its most imaginative' - Harold Koda

Table of Contents
Preface by Harold Koda; A Word or Two by Iris Apfel; 1. 'I'm not a lady who lunches'; 2. 'In the right tonality, I never met a colour I didn't like'; 3. 'Mama said take one off - I say add one on'; 4. 'I was born with a Souk Sense; 5. 'Don't try this at home'.

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      Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Publication Date: 12/03/2007
      ISBN13: 9780500513446, 978-0500513446
      ISBN10: 0500513449
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      Art & Photography Fashion and textile design

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Captures the style of American fashion maverick Iris Apfel who has cultivated a personal chic that is exuberantly idiosyncratic. Featuring over ninety colour plates, this work shows off a selection of her outfits on wittily posed mannequins.

      Trade Review
      'A stunning visual record of how Apfel can combine fabrics, colours and accessories with breathtaking élan. A must for any clothes lover' - The Irish Times
      'The “anything goes” bravura of style at its most imaginative' - Harold Koda

      Table of Contents
      Preface by Harold Koda; A Word or Two by Iris Apfel; 1. 'I'm not a lady who lunches'; 2. 'In the right tonality, I never met a colour I didn't like'; 3. 'Mama said take one off - I say add one on'; 4. 'I was born with a Souk Sense; 5. 'Don't try this at home'.

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