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Christie’s auction showcases style of centenarian fashion muse Iris Apfel

Lots include her trademark oversize glasses as well as outfits from Miu Miu, Dior and lifesize ostrich sculpture

Along with a pre-1950s full silver service and various ornate chairs and screens, one curiosity is a lifesize wooden sculpture of an ostrich that doubled as a bar in Apfel’s Palm Beach home. Photograph: Christie’sA textile expert, Apfel worked with her husband Carl (who died in 2015 aged 100) on the interiors of the White House for nine presidents. A late fashion career began – she worked with brands including Kate Spade and Alexis Bittar, had a Barbie made in her image in 2018 and signed as a model to IMG in 2019.

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