Iris Apfel Quotes About Mothers

Quotes about: Mothers

• 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.

  Iris Apfel

  Mother, Simple, Black

• My mother worshipped at the altar of the accessory.

  Iris Apfel

  Mother, Accessories, Altars

  "'Iris': New York Review" by David Rooney, www.hollywoodreporter.com. October 5, 2014.

• My mother gave me very good advice years ago. I grew up in the Great Depression and she always told me to get a good little basic black dress - well-cut, well-made, good fabric - and it could take me through everything. I could go to the office in the morning and stay out all day in the same dress. Just by changing accessories, because they are so transformative, you can make six different outfits. I find that very useful. My mother worshipped at the altar of accessories and I'm an accessory freak, as everybody knows. That, I got from my mother.

  Iris Apfel

  Mother, Morning, Office

  Source: www.elle.com

• I don’t care what people think…I learned a long time ago…I was 19 and had a very traumatic experience….and I learned that I have to go to bed with myself at night and that I have to please myself…and as long as I don’t go out of my way to offend anybody that I love, upset my mother or my husband…I’ll do my own thing. And if the public doesn’t like it, it’s their problem, not mine.

  Iris Apfel

  Mother, Husband, Night

• I had a great example with my mother, who was extremely chic.

  Iris Apfel

  Mother, Example, Chic

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• My mother knew if you bought a couple of really good architectural outfits and put your money into accessories, you could create a million different looks. She taught that to me, which I think was invaluable.

  Iris Apfel

  Mother, Couple, Thinking

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