In time for what would have been Iris Apfel’s 103rd birthday, a new book about her vibrant life is being released. Appropriately named “Colorful,” and chockablock with photographs of the style setter with her cropped white hair, bright red lipstick, signature oversize eyeglasses and bold-colored extravagant outfits, the new page-turner turns up the wattage of … Read more
A celebration of life is being planned for Doris Yaffe, a former Saks Fifth Avenue executive who wove activism into her work decades before it was fashionable to do so. Yaffe, 94, died of natural causes in her Lewis Wharf apartment in Boston on Dec. 7, according to Jacob Abrams, Yaffe’s great nephew. As much … Read more
Instead of celebrating its 10th anniversary with a blowout party, the St. Louis Fashion Fund is staying true to its purpose and supporting the area’s economy with a year of special events. While re-shoring and domestic manufacturing have been gaining some traction in certain cities, such initiatives dovetail into St. Louis’ heritage. From the late … Read more
