Iris Apfel Quotes

Nobody has time to keep trying on a load of things in the morning like a teenager.

Thank God my hair is always the same. And I get dressed very quickly. I am not one of those people who spend three hours getting dressed. I never understood that. What do you do for the two and a half hours after the half hour it takes you to get ready?

I usually end up making a huge mess every morning when I get dressed. My outfit affects my whole day. I'm always running late, and I'm always trying to make sure I feel really good in what I'm wearing, because if you're wearing something you're not comfortable in, it ruins your day.

I can't believe that women have got to put on so much in the morning. What time do women wake up? Man, I put a t-shirt and jeans on, and that's it. To see what women have got to go through in the morning, it's more of a respect factor.

I love looking through magazines, and you know, I love getting dressed up to go to events and stuff.

It takes me 10 minutes to get ready to go out, and that includes the shower.

I always take my time when picking out outfits at home, but I will say I can change pretty quick when I'm in a hurry.

If I have to do a red carpet, and there is a whole team, then it is an hour with the hair and make-up. But if I am just going out with friends, it is 15 minutes max in front of the mirror. A quick five minutes on my face, and I always wear my hair up.

It takes me exactly a minute and a half to get dressed in the morning.

I go through periods where I don't really care what I look like, because I feel more focused on the work that I'm doing, and I don't want to think about it. And then sometimes it feels like the biggest part of my day is getting dressed.

I really take pride in doing my own make-up all the time, which takes me about 40 minutes, and my hair takes another 15 to 20 minutes. Putting on my gear is probably another 15 minutes, so all in all, I don't think an hour and a half is too bad!

Barack puts on his suit and tie [and] he's out the door — I'm getting my hair, makeup, the kids, I gotta brush their hair. You know, he's always looking like 'where are you? where are you going?' But yeah, you know — it's fun to look pretty.

If I'm going to an event I make sure I plan ahead so that I don't have a fashion crisis.

Fashion has been something that I have been really into since a very long time. Every girl likes dressing up, and I am that kind of a girl who take a little time to dress up. I love to dress up at occasions.

With modelling, a lot happens behind the scenes; all the fittings and hair and makeup. Then the runway takes two minutes - you just walk out and come back in!

I live for any excuse to 'dress for the occasion.'

I just wouldn't enjoy standing there like a paper doll, having someone else stick paper dresses on me. That would be no fun.

I'd like to dress up more often and wear dresses, but I never get the chance. I'd also like to learn to do my own makeup.

What's exciting for me is to make sure that people do still dress up - how do we do that in this fast-paced modern world, when we're all on the move and all so busy?

I don't have any simple things. I only have things like a gold-studded leather jacket. Then I'm going to Hawaii and I'm asking myself "Do I pack it? It could be cold." I'm inventing scenarios where I could wear it.

I'm not too vain - I sometimes take pride in my appearance, but I stick to the rule never to spend longer than a girl getting ready.

Choose your clothes for your way of life.

Fashion condemns us to many follies, the greatest is to make oneself its slave.

You can never take too much care over the choice of your shoes.

I will put on my shoes and shirt and get out of here - it'll be better for all of us.