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UNAPOLOGETICALLY IRIS: THE COLLECTION OF IRIS APFEL
A RED SATIN AND OSTRICH FEATHER COAT BLOUSE

LABELED CHRISTIAN DIOR BOUTIQUE, CIRCA 1990

    Price Realised USD 2,772
    Estimate
    USD 500 - USD 700
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    A RED SATIN AND OSTRICH FEATHER COAT BLOUSE

    LABELED CHRISTIAN DIOR BOUTIQUE, CIRCA 1990

    Price Realised USD 2,772
    Price Realised USD 2,772
    Details
    With large bishop pleated sleeves and feather-covered bodice
    Marked size 40
    Provenance
    The Way We Wore, Los Angeles, 2015.
    Literature
    B. Moore, The Los Angeles Times, "Iris Apfel Searches Way We Wore for Next 'Totally Mad' Fashion Find", 3 May 2015.
    R.B. Rummel, Veranda, "Iris Apfel, New York City Fashion Icon, Turns 100", 27 August, 2021.
    I. Apfel, Colorful, New York, 2024, p. 22.
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    Lot Essay

    Purchased from The Way We Wore vintage boutique in Los Angeles during a 2015 shopping trip with the Los Angeles Times, "Iris Apfel searches Way We Wore for next 'totally mad' fashion find."

    "I'm totally cuckoo for this." Iris says, to the Los Angeles Times, "It's Dior, and it's 80s, and I think it's the time that, possibly, Gianfranco Ferre was there. It's just divine. Look at the sleeves, and of course I love everything with feathers as I am the rare bird. Tweet tweet."

    Iris wore the Dior jacket to the 38th Annual American Image Awards in New York City, 2016. The jacket was also featured in a 2021 article in Veranda Magazine where it was cited as one of her best looks.
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