Mourners took to the comment section of the photo to pay their respects.
“I really fell in love with the Village.
In 1947, Iris met the man she would marry, Carl Apfel.
She recalled, “Our first date was Columbus Day.
Thanksgiving, Carl proposed.
Christmas I got blinged.
Washington’s birthday, we were married.”
You’re expected to.
And I don’t like to be pigeonholed,” she said.
But Iris said that all changed when she encounteredJacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.
“Well … until Mrs. Kennedy came along.
After that we had to throw it all out and start again.
But I did like Mrs. Nixon.
She was lovely,” Iris toldThe Guardian.
Iris, of course, was 83 at the time.
I’m the oldest living broad that ever graced a major cosmetics campaign" (viaCNBC).
In a tribute to Carl, Iris wrote, “We did almost everything together.
His encouragement and unwavering support made this book possible.
He pushed me into the limelight and then basked in my success.
He got much more of a kick from the accolades I received than I did” (viaCNBC).
She also went to work designing frames for an eyewear collection.
“You start falling apart, but you just have to buck up and paste yourself together.
You may not like getting older, but what’s the alternative?
