Iris Apfel

90 year old fashion maverick Iris Apfel or what she likes to call herself "geriatric scarlet" to me is truly a fashion icon. A fashion icon is a person that has timeless style. Apfel's idiosyncratic style has become a trademark in the fashion industry over the past five years with her statement gigantic saucer black rimmed glasses and her exuberant outfits. Despite being a style icon she believes "I can't tell people how to have style. No amount of money can buy you style its just about instinctive" and this is what makes her so inspiring. Many people are so focused on the latest trends that they forget what fashion actually is. It is about the creativity and the ideology of certain periods its not about how big your bank balance is, it is who you are and who you want to be. Society shifts towards conformity yet fashion allows you to be different and this is what Apfel dares to do with her quirky style and irreverent behavior she is the "Rare Bird" of fashion. To me she reveals a concept that we should all follow, it is the conjuring up of outfits, the mixing and matching of clothes and accessories' to reflect your own personality as this is the true essence of fashion. A label cannot depict what is fashion.