Former textiles maven and forever style icon Iris Apfel hasn’t let becoming a centenarian slow her down, with the 101-year-old maintaining a vibrant social life and partaking in a sold-out collaboration with H&M. Her latest venture? A flamboyant capsule collection with beauty brand Ciaté London.
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The Ciaté London x Iris Apfel collection comprises eight pieces. Naturally, the collection takes on a bold tone, unapologetically pairing vibrant colours with daring accessories. Alongside her more-is-more approach to patterns and accessories, Apfel has also become something of a bone fide beauty icon over the past few decades, rarely, if ever, seen without her signature orangey red shade of lipstick.
“My beauty and makeup style has grown along with me; as I’ve grown and evolved, so has my beauty style,” Apfel tells Forbes. “I love wearing brightly coloured lipstick and interesting eyeshadow colours to complement the fashion I wear. One item I really couldn’t live without is a bright, bright lipstick.”
The orange-red shade features within a trio of creamy gloss lipsticks, alongside a rosy hot pink and nude-pink shade. Each lipstick is a buildable, pigmented tinted gloss formula with a lightweight finish.
Other pieces within the collection include a fuschia makeup bag emblazoned with Apfel’s face and her go-to accessories; two cheat sheets nail wraps that provide salon-worthy manicures in minutes; and two eyeshadow palettes. The eyeshadows are equal parts exuberant and wearable, with each five-pan palette combining glamorous shimmery shades with soft neutral mattes and pops of colour.
Designed with “creatives, routine-lovers, and daredevils” in mind, the collection epitomises Apfel’s unapologetic approach to self-expression and no-nonsense attitude.
The Ciaté London x Iris Apfel collection is available via MECCA from 27th September onwards.
Words by AR Staff
