Iris Apfel, self-proclaimed American “geriatric starlet” had become a fashion icon in New York. She had recently signed a collection for H&M, after multiple collaborations, including Citroën, Magnum, Happy Socks, MAC.
A form of consecration, she also inspired a Barbie doll in her image. In 2015, after 67 years of living together, she lost her husband, Carl, a textile industrialist, who died at the age of 100.