Iris Apfel has collaborated with MAC Cosmetics on a limited-edition collection. (Courtesy mac.com)

For most of us, the march of time slows our pace. And then there’s Iris Apfel, an increasingly busy, in-demand 90-year-old.

Celebrated for her eccentric style and instantly recognizable in her round, oversized glasses, Apfel is enjoying a higher profile than ever.

In the past several months, she’s teamed up with HSN (on a jewelry line), YOOX (another jewelry collection) and eyebobs (reading glasses). The University of Texas at Austin even made her a visiting professor in its School of Human Ecology.

"I think it’s hysterical," says Apfel, who lives part-time in Palm Beach. "My husband and I sit and laugh all day long. It’s a riot. I have so many careers at 90. I should be out in the pasture mowing, but I have to say it’s lots of fun."

Earlier this month marked the debut of the Iris Apfel for MAC makeup collection – a riot of bright orange lipsticks, teal eye shadows and fuchsia nail polishes.

"How appropriate is that?" said Apfel’s friend, designer Naeem Khan, who recently visited Palm Beach’s Neiman Marcus. "She’s lived her life in such an artistic, flamboyant style.

"She’s a legend."

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Elizabeth Taylor popularized the caftan in the 1960s in the same way Jackie Kennedy popularized the pillbox hat.

The French invented the negligee, but it took Americans to create loungewear for the torpid and tacky.

We’ve got the Slanket, the Snuggie, Pajama Jeans and now the ForeverLazy, a fleece onesie that makes you look like a Teletubby.

The TV commercial touts ForeverLazy as "the one-piece lie-around, lounge-around lazy wear." It was invented by two guys from Wisconsin, the cheese and lazy-wear capital of the U.S.

If Americans can’t stomach the thought of buttoning a waistband, as the boom in sloth togs implies, I suggest a stylish solution: Lounge like Liz.

Elizabeth Taylor lounged like a star. She spent much of the 1960s wearing white, flowing nighties and robes and chilling – both herself and her champagne – in hotel rooms while her husband, Richard Burton, made movies.

One of Elizabeth’s gal pals, Vicky Tiel – a fashion designer who’s stopping in Palm Beach next week for a private book signing – told me so in a phone call from New York, where Tiel was signing copies of her book It’s All About the Dress: What I Learned in Forty Years about Men, Women, Sex and Fashion.

Tiel also confided that since Elizabeth’s hotel frocks were a tad flimsy – see-through, if you must know – she offered to make Elizabeth something comfy that would be sexy but not cause heart arrhythmia in the room-service waiters.

Her solution: A caftan.

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I’ve always been one of those I-love-Twilight-and-I’m-not-afraid-to-admit-it kind of gals, so it’s not really a surprise that 11/18/11 (the release date of Breaking Dawn) has been on my calendar for the past few months.

And I was even more excited to score an invite to an early screening Wednesday night, where I brought along my friend Chrissy to root for Team Edward. In a nutshell, we both really enjoyed Breaking Dawn and agreed it was by far the best of the Twilight franchise. (And a bonus: R-Patz has never looked so good!)

The entire Twilight gang is looking so grown up these days, especially on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere earlier this week.

The best beauty look of the night definitely goes to Ashley Greene, who stunned in a gorgeous red Donna Karan frock and a perfect bold, red lip to match.

Makeup artist Vanessa Scali shared her makeup tricks for creating the look. “The statement was the fun, bold lip so I kept the rest simple. Not too much on the eye, a softy flushed cheek and a bright, bold slash of color on the lip.”

To get the same fresh and vibrant look, try mark Lipclick Full Color Lipstick in Cha Cha mixed with mark Lipclick SPF 15 Color Shine Lipstick in Hot Stuff.

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Ghosts and ghouls, vampires and witches, pirates and punk rockers. Oh, my!

Halloween is right around the corner — is your costume ready yet? It may be easy to throw on some mouse ears and call yourself Mickey, but if you want to go all out and get creative, October 31 is the best day to do it.

Check out some of these spook-tacular Halloween ideas, beauty how-tos and makeup tips, all inspired by some of today’s hottest celebrities and fictional characters that will leave you looking anything but scary this Halloween. Unless, of course, that’s the look you’re going for.

Dazzle as a Twilighter, fist pump like you’re from the Jersey Shore, or rock out like a superstar!

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When 14-year-old reality star Kylie Jenner made her New York Fashion Week runway debut at the STYLE360 Abbey Dawn by Avril Lavigne Spring 2012 show, it was a family affair. Front row spectators included sisters Kim and Kourtney Kardashian and Kendall Jenner, brother Brody Jenner and brother-in-law Kris Humphries.

The famous family and stars of Keeping Up with the Kardashians were also there to cheer on Brody Jenner’s girlfriend, Avril Lavigne, who designed the collection. Kylie looked like a pro as she strutted down the catwalk to the tunes of Avril Lavigne. Celebrity guests also included Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump and Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice.
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Justin Bieber met fans in a purple leather jacket at Dolce & Gabbana in New York, Michael Kors launched his new Rockefeller Center store with a Rockettes kick line, a Ferris wheel went up over Rodeo Drive and crowds of fashionistas spilled into the streets of Paris Thursday as Fashion’s Night Out entered its third year.

“I’m wearing Dolce & Gabbana head to toe,” said Bieber, who was signing D&G T-shirts ($195 apiece) for fans in Manhattan, one of hundreds of Fashion’s Night Out events worldwide.

Fashion’s Night Out was started in 2009 in New York by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour as a celebrity-studded way to lure shoppers into stores during the recession, but it’s turned into a global shopping party. Retailers ranging from upscale boutiques to suburban malls to websites have embraced the nocturnal shopping extravaganza, which coincides with the start of New York Fashion Week and the important fall fashion season.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony may be ending their personal relationship, but their professional one lives on.

Anthony and Lopez launched their fashion lines — the Marc Anthony Collection and the Jennifer Lopez Collection — on Wednesday.

Forty-two-year-old Anthony marked the launch with a ribbon cutting at Kohl’s department store in downtown Jersey City, N.J. Lopez did not attend, but Anthony says they collaborated a lot on the work. Read the full story

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HEADLINE: Designing woman

THE SCENE MAKER: Sterling Kenan, 32

WHO SHE IS: An interior designer who divides her time between Palm Beach and New York City, Kenan is the creative mind behind Palm Beach’s stylish Buccan restaurant. Read the full story

“Alexis, look at my eyebrows! Did they mess them up? Do they look uneven? What do you think?” my coworker exclaimed as she returned from the salon after an eyebrow shaping last week. I assured her they were perfectly symmetrical and she looked terrific — no post-brow shaping panic necessary! But unfortunately, I’ve been there before and it’s not fun. I recounted the tale from a few years back when after trying out a new salon, I was left with brows that were uneven, too short, botched at the ends — basically a total mess. Seinfeld fans: Remember Uncle Leo? Read the full story

Carly Mejeur (left) and Sherry Vargo (right) receive back-to-school makeovers. (J. Gwendolynne Berry/The Palm Beach Post)

On Monday morning, roughly 12,000 teachers in Palm Beach County took their spots in front of the classroom for another school year.

Last week, local teachers Sherry Vargo and Carly McKague Mejeur posed in front of our cameras after spending a long afternoon at the Eau Spa by Cornelia at the Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach in Manalapan. Read the full story