Iris Apfel Quotes

You wear your jewelry, don't let it wear you.

So my advice is to always choose something simpler - an expressive outfit, plus a hat, can be frightening.

I have always made my own jewelry. I particulary love emeralds and black diamonds, and I'm always wearing large cocktail rings.

Wear a belt! It's an easy way to pull together your outfit. Just be sure to match it to your shoes.

I'm not a big bulky jewelry dude.

Who cares if your outfit is black and you're sporting a brown belt? Wear it, rock it, love it - and others will, too. Nothing beats a belt.

The little black dress expresses a moment of freedom and individuality every time.

If you're going to walk out of the house in jeans and T-shirt, what can you do to make that interesting? Is it putting on a bright-colored pair of high-tops or a cool leather jacket?

Red lips and fragrance always top off an outfit for me.

Women should never go without earrings. Passing on them is an opportunity missed.

I like a scarf with a shirt; it throws it off a bit.

I like bow ties, and I certainly spent a lot of time defending them.

My mother worshipped at the alter of accessories and I got the bug. She always said, if you have a good, little, simple black dress and you have different accessories, you can have 27 different outfits.

Chains and stuff are nice, don't get me wrong I love them and I wear chains, but I can do without it.

It's important to accessorise. I always turn to the scarves, hats and sunglasses. But wearing too many accessories at once can look very bad.

Each time I’m coming out of my apartment I remember the quote of Coco Chanel; she said, ‘Each time I’m leaving my apartment or my hotel, I’m looking at myself in the mirror and I take off one piece of my look. It’s always one thing too much.’ And it’s a bit the same, always I take off my scarf or I take off my bag or jewellery because I like it simple. Coco Chanel is a great consultant I think.

Strive not for singularity in dress; Fools have the more and men of sense the less. To look original is not worth while, But be in mind a little out of style.

I think jewelry can change an outfit more than anything else. Transformation, punch, individuality: One or all of the above are why you should wear jewelry.

I don't think the clothes make me, but I make the clothes.

Always dress like you're going to see your worst enemy.

It doesn't matter what you are wearing-if you have good shoes and a good bag, you'll look right.

I usually just wear black so my shoes and my socks are my rays of sunshine.

Don't become a fashion victim is what I'm trying to say.

A woman should always dress to be remembered, not simply to be noticed.

I've been wearing terrible jeans most of my life and finally someone showed me the way. And it made such a difference. So for me, the three things a guy should concentrate on for an easy fix are shoes, good-fitting jeans, and a nice watch. I think everything else can kind of fall into place around that.