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The Stars
Atlanta’s queen and a leading philanthropist, Melanie Boltax, convinced Jonathan Shapero, “Jeweler to the Stars,” to debut my first collection in his atelier, Jonathan Buckhead, in 2010.
First Show!
Melanie is wearing my necklace of chandelier pendants that survived the Luftwaffe bombing of my grandparents' home during the Battle of Britain. I'm wearing it in this other photo, laughing with Mel and Broadway star Elaine Stritch during her 2010 A Tony Evening show, hosted and chaired by Melanie.
We renamed these necklaces the Iris Apfel Old Math chokers. The dice have old math symbols instead of dots. Available soon.
Iris Apfel reviewed my first collection several years ago when I chauffeured her and Carl around Atlanta during her “Rare Bird Of Fashion” book tour. She chose one of my Old Math dice necklaces – and asked for several extra pairs of earrings “to jazz it up!” And I got a pair of her personal carved bone giraffe earrings!
With Carl and Iris Apfel in Atlanta. I made her a corsage like mine – a white iris with toy jiggle eyes.
Tea (actually wine) with Paul Burrell, Princess Diana's butler. He admired my turquoise bear fetish Zuni necklace. It inspired me to create a future section of native American jewelry - Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and the various pueblos. Stay tuned for The Golden West!
The 21st Century Swans
Truman Capote's swans of the 1960s were the exclusive arbiters of international fashion and style. Today's swans are leading patrons and founders of philanthropic organizations, which I support through silent auctions and private parties. I admire my clients' accomplishments and I hope I can help your business and charitable causes. Please contact me for trunk shows and group presentations. We love creating wedding, anniversary, and milestone gifts.
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Iris Apfel
Rare Bird of fashion
Since 2009 Iris has donated over 1,000 items to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA. The collection is now housed in the Carl and Iris Apfel Gallery, a new $150,000,000 wing.
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