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Iris Apfel dead at 102: Fashion icon and self-proclaimed 'geriatric starlet' passed at her home in Palm Beach, Florida


Iris Apfel, fashion icon and self-proclaimed 'geriatric starlet', has passed away at the age of 102.

The news was announced on her Instagram page on Friday A spokesman confirmed she died in her Palm Beach, Florida, home The cause of death has not been provided at this time A spokesman for her estate confirmed the news to the New York Times and revealed that she died in her Palm Beach, Florida, home. Apfel, who was a New York style icon for years, only came to worldwide attention in 2005 when the Metropolitan Museum of Art showed an exhibition focusing on her fashion sense titled Rara Avis (Rare Bird).

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