>>
>> Host:
>> Host: WHY NOT? WE HAVE A BRAND-NEW
ITEM.
ITEM.
ITEM. IRIS I SAW THIS BEFORE
THE SHOW.
THE SHOW.
THE SHOW. THIS IS SO STUNNING.
IT IS AN EMBROIDERED
CAPTAIN.
CAPTAIN.
CAPTAIN. TELL US ABOUT THIS ONE.
>> Guest: IT CAN BE WORN
AS A DRESS OR A TUNIC .
I AM FABRIC WACKY.
I COME FROM THE HOME
FURNISHING FIELD.
FURNISHING FIELD. THIS IS SO BEAUTIFULLY
DONE IT LOOKS VERY
ARTISAN ALIKE IT IS
HANDMADE.
HANDMADE.
HANDMADE. I THINK THAT THE COLORS
ARE AND FUN FOR SPRING.
>> Host: YOU HAVE REDS,
YELLOWS, AND BLUES.
I LOVE THE NATURE
INSPIRED DESIGN.
INSPIRED DESIGN. >> Guest: I LIKE THAT
TOO . IT IS FRESH.
>> Host: DOES IT REMIND
YOU OF ANY OF YOUR
FAVORITE PLACES ?
>> Guest: IT REMINDS ME
OF FRESH FIELDS.
THEY COME FROM A LOT OF
COUNTRIES.
COUNTRIES. >> Host: WE HAVE THIS
IN EXTRA SMALL THROUGH
3X.
3X.
3X. ALL
3X. ALL OF YOUR PIECES ARE
LIMITED EDITION, RIGHT?
>> Guest: I DON'T LIKE
TO SEE PEOPLE COMING AND
GOING.
GOING.
GOING. I
GOING. I LIKE EVERYBODY TO BE
INDIVIDUAL.
INDIVIDUAL. WE ALWAYS KEEP
EVERYTHING AT LIMITED
EDITION.
EDITION.
EDITION. WE WANT THERE TO BE
ENOUGH TO GO AROUND BUT
YOU WON'T BUMP INTO
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. >> Host: IF ANYONE IS
NEW AND WATCHING YOU FOR
THE FIRST TIME WHAT
KIND OF SUGGESTIONS
WOULD YOU GET THEM FOR
STYLING?
STYLING?
STYLING? >> Guest: I THINK YOU
HAVE TO KNOW YOURSELF.
FIRST, GET TO KNOW
YOURSELF . SEE HOW MUCH
YOU CAN DO.
SOME PEOPLE ARE MORE
SHRINKING VIOLET THAN
OTHERS.
OTHERS.
OTHERS. IF CERTAIN THINGS ARE
TOO BOLD, TAKE IT EASY.
DON'T OVERDO.
DON'T OVERDO. I THINK THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING, WHEN
YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR,
LOOK AT YOURSELF, DON'T
LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND
SEE SOMEBODY ELSE.
I THINK THAT IS THE
BIGGEST FASHION FAUX
PAS.
PAS.
PAS. WHEN
PAS. WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE
MIRROR AND SEE SOMEONE
ELSE.
ELSE.
ELSE. YOU
ELSE. YOU MUST DRESS FOR
YOURSELF FOR YOUR OWN
COLORING, YOUR OWN
MEASUREMENTS.
MEASUREMENTS. I DON'T LIKE TRENDS.
TRENDS ARE GOOD FOR
CERTAIN PEOPLE.
CERTAIN PEOPLE. IN EVERY TREND THERE IS
SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY
OR SOMETHING FOR A
SPECIFIC PERSON, IF YOU
KNOW WHO YOU ARE YOU CAN
BUY CLOTHES AND WEAR
THEM FOREVER.
THEM FOREVER. I HAVE CLOSE THAT I HAVE
BEEN WEARING FOREVER.
I HAVE A MARVELOUS DRESS
THAT I HAVE HAD FOR OVER
72 YEARS.
72 YEARS.
72 YEARS. IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
I STILL WEAR IT.
I WORE IT ON MY FIRST
DATE WITH MY HUSBAND.
ON THE 22nd, IF YOU WERE
HERE, WE WOULD BE
CELEBRATING OUR 72nd
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. AS IT IS, I HAD 68
GLORIOUS YEARS.
GLORIOUS YEARS. I AM VERY GRATEFUL.
KNOW YOURSELF AND DON'T
TRY TO LOOK LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE YOU WILL
FIND IT SO SELF
SATISFYING TO BE
CREATIVE.
CREATIVE.
CREATIVE. YOU REALLY, REALLY
UNLOCK SOMETHING WITHIN.
>> Host: TO BE ABLE TO
EXPRESS YOURSELF . YOU
ARE WEARING SOMETHING
THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS.
THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE
COLLECTION.
COLLECTION. IF YOU ARE NEW LET ME
PROPERLY INTRODUCE YOU
TO IRIS APFEL . YOU ARE
AN AMERICAN
AN AMERICAN BUSINESSWOMAN, I HAVE
HEARD YOU SAY THAT YOU
ARE A GERIATRIC STARLET.
CAN WE TELL EVERYONE HOW
OLD YOU ARE?
>> Guest: YES, I AM 98
YEARS OLD.
YEARS OLD. PEOPLE SAY AT THIS POINT
YOU SHOULD CALL YOURSELF
A STAR.
A STAR.
A STAR. NO, NO, NO, I PURSE FOR
PREFER STARLET.
PREFER STARLET. IT BUYS YOU A FEW MORE
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>
YEARS. >> Host: YOU WON'T BE
RETIRING ANYTIME SOON?
>> Guest: I THINK
RETIREMENT IS A FATE
WORSE THAN DEATH.
>> Host: WE ARE SO
THRILLED THAT YOU ARE
HERE WITH US.
IT MEANS SO MUCH FOR
EVERYONE WATCHING TO OWN
SOMETHING THAT REALLY
BRINGS TO LIFE YOUR
INCREDIBLE HISTORY AND
YOUR INCREDIBLE SENSE OF
STYLE.
STYLE.
STYLE. THIS ONE HAS A NICE
LENGTH ON IT.
IT IS 36 INCHES IN THE
LENGTH ON THE KAFTAN .
IT IS A SHEER MESH
OVERLAY.
OVERLAY.
OVERLAY. IT IS EMBROIDERED WITH
BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS .
UNDERNEATH YOU HAVE A
SLIP THAT IS DONE IN A
LIGHT BLUE COLOR THAT
HAS ADJUSTABLE STRAPS ON
IT.
IT.
IT. THE
IT. THE SLIP IS MACHINE
WASHABLE.
WASHABLE.
WASHABLE. THE KAFTAN IS HAND
WASHABLE . WHAT IS THE
MOST DARING THING YOU
HAVE EVER WORN?
>> Guest: I DON'T WEAR
THINGS THAT ARE TOO
DARING.
DARING.
DARING. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
DARING?
DARING?
DARING? DARING OR BEARING?
>> Host: DON'T FORGET
THE SLIP.
THE SLIP.
THE SLIP. IT IS INCLUDED.
>> Guest: IT WORKS YOU
UP.
UP.
UP. >>
UP. >> Host: CAN WE GO TO
THE BONES AND SAY
HELLO?
HELLO?
HELLO? LET'S DO THAT.
>> Host: CINDY IS ON
THE LINE.
THE LINE.
THE LINE. WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
>> Caller: OH MY
GOODNESS , IRIS.
>> Guest: HOW ARE YOU?
>> Caller: I AM
THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO
TALK TO YOU.
TO EVERYBODY THAT IS
LISTENING AND I WANT TO
SHARE AND TO GIVE ME A
LITTLE CREDIBILITY I
HAVE WORKED AT HARPER'S
BAZAAR, MARIE CLAIRE,
AND NOW I WORK AT A
BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE CALLED GALLERY THAT IS
ALL ABOUT ART.
THE MOST AMAZING
INTERPRETATION OF ART IN
TERMS OF BEING DRESSED,
NOBODY, NOBODY
NOBODY, NOBODY TRANSLATES THAT KIND OF
CREATIVITY BETTER THAN
THE BEAUTIFUL IRIS .
BEAUTIFUL IRIS.
BEAUTIFUL IRIS. I DO MEAN THAT.
I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU ARE
98 YEARS OLD.
YOU ARE SO GORGEOUS.
YOU HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY
AND SO MUCH VITALITY AND
SO MUCH CREATIVITY AND
SO MUCH INDIVIDUALITY.
EVERYTHING THAT IS BEING
SHOWN ON HSN TO BUY IS
FOR ANYONE OF YOU THAT
ARE VIEWING.
ARE VIEWING. YOU CAN INTERPRET YOUR
OWN INDIVIDUALITY AND
TAKE AWAY FROM IRISES
CREATIVITY.
CREATIVITY. YOU ARE A WINNER.
>> Host: SHE SAYS YOU
ARE A WINNER.
>> Guest: THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
MUCH.
MUCH. THANK YOU FOR CALLING.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF
THOSE KIND WORDS.
YOU WARM MY HEART AND
SWELL MY HEAD.
>> Caller: YOUR HEAD
COULD BE MORE SWELLED,
EVERYBODY LOVES YOU.
I HAVE TO SAY TO
EVERYONE WHO IS
LISTENING IN, IRIS IS AN
INSPIRATION TO ALL OF US
TO LIVE OUR BEST LIFE.
OUR BEST LIFE TO BE OUR
OWN, OUR OWN, I WANT TO
LEAVE IT AT THAT.
ADAPT AND EMBRACE WHAT
IS IMPORTANT TO US AND
DRESS IN A STYLE THAT IS
JUST SO FABULOUS.
MAYBE SO CRAZY BECAUSE
IT IS A STYLE THAT YOU
OWN UNIQUELY TO
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. THANK YOU IRIS FOR
INSPIRING ALL OF US TO
DO THAT.
DO THAT.
DO THAT. >> Host: THANK YOU SO
MUCH CINDY.
MUCH CINDY. I COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT
BETTER MYSELF.
BETTER MYSELF. SHE SAYS YOU ARE AN
INSPIRATION TO ALL OF
US.
US.
US. >>
US. >> Guest: THANK YOU .
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> Host: THAT IS SO
WONDERFUL.
WONDERFUL. MAYBE YOU ARE GOING TO
TRY SOMETHING NEW TODAY,
BE BOLD, BE DIFFERENT,
BE FABULOUS.
BE FABULOUS. THAT IS THE GREAT THING
ABOUT IRIS APFEL , THERE
ARE