Iris Apfel

'Why Should I Be Happy About Being A Grandmother?!'

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Shirley MacLaine, Goldie Hawn, Grandparenting, Terms of Endearment, Parenting, Grandpa, Madmen, Beauty Pageants, Parents, Grandma, Aging, Iris Apfel, Step-Grandparents, Step-Children, Granny Beauty Pageant, Family Dynmaics, Middle Age, Step-Mothers, Midlife, Family, Glam-Ma, Fifty News
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

Today, for millions of women who are reaching that stage of life, is about more than just vanity. It raises other complicated feelings less common among women from previous generations. For better or for worse, grandmas are just not what they used to be.

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The Beautiful Lesson My Parents Taught Me About Aging

Jody Gastfriend | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Aging Gracefully, Baby Boomers, Dementia, Aging, Iris Apfel Mac Collection, Body Image, Vitality, Iris Apfel, Wrinkles, Beauty, Love Post50, Fifty News
Jody Gastfriend

As I approach my 54th birthday, I find that I'm embracing a broader definition of beauty. It's a matter of knowing how truly ephemeral life can be.

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The Secret to Aging Well -- Not Keeping It a Secret!

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Jamie Lee Curtis, Julianna Margolies, Aging Gracefully, Glenn Close, Aging, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Madonna, Anti-Aging, Ellen Degeneres, Iris Apfel, Mary Louise Parker, Beauty Culture, Middle Age, Iron Lady, Meryl Streep, Edie Falco, Midlife, Laura Dern, Rachel Weisz, Baby Boomers, Albert Nobbs, MAC Cosmetics, Julianne Moore, Women News
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

One thing that continues to surprise me is how some people seem shocked when I admit my age.

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WATCH: Madison Avenue, Media Embrace Images Of Aging

Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Aging Gracefully, Video, Baby Boomers, Iris Apfel, Models Over 50, Valerie Ramsey, Women Aging Gracefully, Ageless Beauty, Fifty News

Madison Avenue and the entertainment industry are finally recognizing the financial and social power of the baby boomers. Post 50s are taking those in...

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'Rare Bird' Iris Apfel's MAC Make-Up Collection

www.dailymail.co.uk | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Make-Up, Lipstick, Eyeshadow, Iris Apfel, MAC Cosmetics, Fashion, Beauty Products, Iris Apfel Style, Iris-Apfel-Fashion, Fifty News

Her style has inspired books, jewelry ranges, museum exhibitions and many a student's embarkation on a career in fashion. At the tender age of 90, ...

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Top 12 Post50 Female Style Icons

Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Style-Icons, Iman, Celebrity-Fashion-Icons, Iris Apfel, Diane Keaton, Fashion, Style, Fashion Icon, Helen Mirren, Fifty News

Coco Chanel famously said, "Fashion passes, style remains". While we have a bevy of trendy shopaholics in our midst, very few can say they've stoo...

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'The Fatter And Uglier People Are, The Fewer Clothes They Wear'

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Style News, Iris Apfel, Iris Apfel YOOX, Iris Apfel Fat People, Iris Apfel Style, Style News

The beauty of being 90 is that you stop caring -- what people think about you, who you might offend, how crazy your clothes look. Which is why Iris...

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The 90-Year-Old Fashion Star

The Huffington Post | Erin Clements | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Iris Apfel Movie, Albert Maysles, Iris Apfel Documentary, Documentary, Iris Apfel, Bill Cunningham New York, Grey Gardens, Style News

We've admired the quirky personal style of self-described "geriatric starlet" Iris Apfel for a long time. Now the New York Times has some exciting...

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Last Look: Style News You Might Have Missed (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Emily Singer | Posted 07.28.2011

Read More: Style News, Victoria's Secret Model, Michelle Obama, Iris Apfel, Supermodels, Last Look, Anna Wintour, Michelle Obama Style, Slidepollajax, Style News

Welcome to Last Look, where we round up the Style scraps that didn't make it to our news page this week. Click through and catch up on what else happe...

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Iris Apfel Talks New Jewelry Collection, Living In The 18th Century

Styleite.com | Justin Fenner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Technologically I live in the 18th century, and I don't operate a computer. So I've never seen anybody's website. I don't even know what's out there. ...

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Iris Apfel Out & About This Week Looking Fabulous (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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88-year-old style doyenne Iris Apfel made the rounds at two New York City parties this week, and we're showing you the photos because, well, how could...

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Meet Iris Apfel, Boston's Geriatric Glamazon

Boston.com | Christopher Muther | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peabody Essex Museum, Iris Apfel, Fashionable Old People, Iris Apfel Fashion, Geriatric Glamazon, Iris Apfel Style, Style News

A small entourage hangs on every one of 88-year-old Iris Apfel's delicious syllables as she strolls through the galleries at the Peabody Essex Museum ...

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