This wonderful lady is an icon and inspiration to me. If you haven’t come across her, now’s your chance – just take a look at this short video  Iris Apfel which sums up her style philosophy pretty neatly, and, co-incidentally, tallies exactly with the H’Atelier credo …….. I only hope I have one iota of  her chic and charisma when I’m 91!

If you’d like to find out more , there’s a great book out too:  ”Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel” by Eric Boman ; apart from the luscious photographs and highly quotable quotes, it’s a fascinating insight into what makes this lady tick.

Mimi Weddell, an inspiration to all free-thinking, creative, independent women everywhere, died last week at the age of 94. Manhattanite, actor, model, but most of all a committed hat-wearer of great style and originality, she was chosen by ‘New York Magazine’ as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in New York – at the age of 90. Mimi was also the subject of a 2008 documentary “Hats Off”, chronicling her famous hat habit which lasted right up until she died aged 94.

“Hats give you a frame,” she said. “However dreary you feel, if you put on a hat, by golly, you’ve changed everything.”

I couldn’t agree more.

Learn more about this truly remarkable woman.