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What Did She Teach Us?

Fashion’s grande dame, Iris Apfel, known for her sheer brilliance in dressing up, left this world (Aug.29, 1921 – March 1, 2024). She has been called “The Queen of Queens”, The Maverick of Style”, “The Fashion Bird” you name it and all meant she was unapologetic about her fashion expressions. She was a purist of original style and didn’t care to follow trends as she trusted her own taste in clothes.
She combined new with vintage, modern with eclectic style and flea market finds, she had no limit to her fantasy. The most extravagant expression of her dressing up was the jewellery. She knew how to combine bold pieces of jewellery, mixing textures and metals in such a way to always look elegant, full of fantasy, witty and never vulgar.
She was “The Interior Designer” of the White House for eight presidencies, then became a fashion designer and a senior model in her 80s. She has inspired women around the world who love to dress up every day and dare to be different.

In her words:
“When the fun goes out of dressing you might as well be dead.”
“More is more and less is a bore.”
“You don’t have to be beautiful to be stylish.”
“Dress the way you want to feel and not as you feel.”

I searched for a photo of her free of copyright without any results. We all know who she is, I don’t need to take someone else’s photo.

In her honour and the red flamboyant clothes she wore, I came up with this red outfit with a long fringe in the front to elongate my figure. I found it years ago in a fabric store, sold by the yard, I don’t know what it was used for, I bought it to wear on the waist to embellish skirts and pants. This time, I will wear it on the torso and I will go to an outing with friends at a Chinese tea house. I thought the Chinese-style ankle boots made of silk embroidered fabric are appropriate.

Never like today has been so important to get out of the flat massification and become thinking individuals. Thanks for your undiluted love of fashion, Iris, your grace and the inspiration will accompany me. Ciao,
Valentina

Valentina Cirasola is an interior-fashion consultant, author of 6 published books, a storyteller, and a blogger of many years. Her books are non-fictional practical ideas to apply in the home, fashion, cooking and travel.
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Reblog From Campbells World | Valentina Cirasola | Author and Designer

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It is so nice to wake up in the morning and find someone talking about you, isn’t it? I am honored to be featured on Campbells World Blog. Author Patty l. Fletcher was so kind to interview me yesterday about my life and in general about my character as a designer and author. Dorothy Atkins, an artist and one of my followers on Facebook said: “very interesting interview. I got a real sense of your drive, creativity, and love of life”.
I am very shy if I have to talk about me, actually, I don’t like it at all. Some people follow me because I show beautiful things in life we can all do to have harmony and serenity in our days but would like to know more about me as a person other than what I do in my work. However, I get interviewed often in various forms, then it comes out I am a strong, disciplined person, my business made me even stronger as I had to deal with difficult and demanding people, and having my family on the other side of the world, made me realize I only have me to lean on and a few close friends.
Enough of me, here is the interview – https://campbellsworld.wordpress.com/2020/07/29/wordpress-wednesday-featured-author-of-the-week-meet-valentina-authorinterviewdesign/

Read about Patty here – https://campbellsworld.wordpress.com/about she an amazing woman who lives her life with a seeing-eye dog and a caring family. She is a writer/author and owns her marketing company supporting authors in their writing needs, as well as offering other networking services.

Patty Fletcher

Please visit Patty L.Fletcher, she will be delighted to see your comments and check out her books while you are there.
Thank you Patty L.Fletcher for this interview, I am so very grateful and happy I met you. “There are no strangers only people you haven’t yet met” -William Butler Yeats- Ciao,
Valentina
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Valentina Cirasola is an interior-fashion designer, author of 5 published books, a storyteller, and a blogger of many years. She has conceived a few new books of various subjects to which she is working simultaneously. Her books are non-fictional practical ideas to apply in the home, fashion, cooking, and travel. She never gives up trying new things and doesn’t fear failure. Some years ago, Valentina became a TV producer/host producing shows under her label: Valentina Design Universe.
Check out her books on Amazon and Barnes&Noble