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Byline: Sally Singer
This month the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach will house "Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel" (until May 27). The exhibit, which debuted at New York's Metropolitan Museum in 2005, is a tribute to one woman's exuberant, unfathomable, leave-no-stone-unbangled-or-unworn style. Iris Apfel, the 85-year-old subject of the show, is simply one of the most unique and intuitive accessorizers of all time. She is rarely without a dozen massive cuffs, owl-like glasses, and something familiar-a dragonfly brooch from Armani, say-but worn to appear magically precious and rare. Styled by Apfel, each mannequin showcases her clothes and the way she has worn ...