My four hour flight to Sydney a couple of weeks ago was bliss. Four hours to read a book, or watch a film without kid interruption, or rather watch a film that is not animated or with a PG rating! My choice of film was The Iris Apfel Documentary. If you are a fan of high-end fashion, or an appreciation or interest in fashion then this is a must see.

Iris Apfel is an American business women, interior designer and fashion icon, who also happens to be 94!
She has been a fashionista most of her life and she has an amazing  lust for life! She totally deifies stereotypes as to how a woman of her age should dress, or how anyone should dress. She loves jewellery and colour and print and I think she is a fashion inspiration.

She has been the face of MAC Cosmetics advertising campaign, see below, and she has had an exhibition of her wardrobe/accessories at the New York Metropolitan Museum. Not bad for 94?!

This quote from her sums up why I think she is an inspiration;

"Fashion you can buy, but style you posses. The key to style is learning who you are, which takes years. There's no how-to road map to style. Its about self-expression and above all attitude."

If you want to check out the documentary here is the trailor - Iris Apfel Documentary.

Photo from; ​www.temptalia.com/mac-and-iris-apfel-collection-for-winter-2011/

This week saw the Annual CFDA Awards, held in New York, and was attended by a whose who of the American Fashion Industry, as well as a sprinkling of actors and models. 

The CFDA is a not-for-profit trade association with more than 400 members of America's womenswear, menswear, jewellery and accessory designers. It is an invitation only association.

This is a night where the CFDA recognises the American Fashion Industry with a host of Awards. The top Awards being;

• Swarovski Award for Womenswear - Brandon Maxwell
• Swarovski Award for Menswear - Alex, Matthew and Samantha Orley of Orley
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Norma Kamali
• Founder’s Award in Honor of Eleanor Lambert - Donna Karan
• Swarovski Award for Accessory Design - Paul Andrew
• Menswear Designer of the Year - Thom Browne
• Womenswear Designer of the Year - Marc Jacobs
• Fashion Icon Award - Beyonce.

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Below are my picks of the beautiful people who were styled to perfection. ​All photos from Elle.com

Alexa Chung, Anna Wintour & Bee Shaffer, Rachel Roy.

Jessica Chastain, Kirsten Dunst and Tilda Swinton.