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Posted: 2024-03-02T01:57:43Z | Updated: 2024-03-02T01:57:43Z

NEW YORK (AP) Iris Apfel, a textile expert, interior designer and fashion celebrity known for her eccentric style, has died. She was 102.

Her death was confirmed by her commercial agent, Lori Sale, who called Apfel extraordinary. No cause of death was given. It was also announced on her her verified Instagram page on Friday, which a day earlier had celebrated that Leap Day represented her 102nd-and-a-half birthday.

Born Aug. 29, 1921, Apfel was famous for her irreverent, eye-catching outfits, mixing haute couture and oversized costume jewelry. A classic Apfel look would, for instance, pair a feather boa with strands of chunky beads, bangles and a jacket decorated with Native American beadwork.

With her big, round, black-rimmed glasses, bright red lipstick and short white hair, she stood out at every fashion show she attended.

Her style was the subject of museum exhibits and a documentary film, Iris, directed by Albert Maysles.

Im not pretty, and Ill never be pretty, but it doesnt matter, she once said. I have something much better. I have style.

Apfel enjoyed late-in-life fame on social media, amassing nearly 3 million followers on Instagram , where her profile declares: More is more & Less is a Bore. On TikTok, she drew 215,000 followers as she waxed wise on things fashion and style and promoted recent collaborations.