230 Quotes by Iris Apfel

I say, dress to please yourself. Listen to your inner muse and take a chance. Wear something that says ‘Here I am!’ today.

I find that if I get up and push myself, I get lost in what I’m doing, and I forget about everything else until I stop doing it.

People would always say to me, “Why are you wearing such large frames?” And I would say, “The bigger to see you.”

I was never hurt by what anybody said about my clothes, because I dress to please myself. If somebody doesn’t like what I’m wearing, it’s their problem, not mine.

I think that if you have to work very hard at dressing up and it makes you nervous or uptight, then you won’t look very well because you won’t be comfortable. I think it’s much better to be comfortable and happy than well dressed.

You have to be interested. If you’re not interested, you can’t be interesting.

The fun of getting dressed is it’s a creative experience.

To find out who you are is like putting yourself on a psychiatric couch, but you have nobody to help you. Really it isn’t easy. I was talking with my nephew this morning and he gave me one of the best quotes I’ve heard in years ‘Personal style is curiosity about oneself.’

I don’t count myself as a fashionista because I do a lot of other things. That’s just a small part of my life.