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Price: Adults $15; seniors $13; students $11; Members, Salem Residents, Youth 16 and under are free
Phone: (978) 745-9500
Age Suitability:
All Ages
Tags:
museum, fashion, visual art, style, globe north
Known for her eclectic mixing of haute couture with costume jewelry and exotic baubles, Apfel has inspired bold developments in the fashion industry through her spirited irreverence and pitch-perfect taste. Now in her 86th year, she continues to challenge visual culture with radical juxtapositions of disparate influences. These spectacular and unexpected wardrobe combinations are exhibited with inventive staging and playful displays that underscore Apfel’s inexhaustible creative spirit.
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A small entourage hangs on every one of 88-year-old Iris Apfel’s delicious syllables as she strolls through the galleries at the Peabody Essex Museum - galleries that are currently overrun with the contents of her Park Avenue closets. (Full review)