US designer and style icon Iris Apfel died at age 102

Iris Apfel, world famous fashion icon immediately recognizable by her oversized owlish glasses, died on Friday at age 102.  Her death was announced to her almost three million followers on Instagram.

Apfel was best known as a textile designer and fashion celebrity, reached peak fame only in her 80s and 90s and also a fixture on front rows of Paris fashion shows for more than half a century.She made collaborations with a variety of brands: a Barbie was made in her image, she had a Home Shopping Network collection and even produced a makeup line with MAC Cosmetics.