Advance Style: Age & Beauty

From textile mogul Iris Apfel in her trademark owl spectacles to artist Ilona Royce Smithkin in DIY orange eyelashes, the stars of photographer Ari Seth Cohen’s art series Advanced Style represent the most fashionable older ladies and gentlemen of New York and beyond. Featuring iconic style mavens in an exclusive short by filmmaker Lina Plioplyte, these seasoned darlings are the faces of confidence, creativity, and vitality. Hearing them speak about clothing is so fascinating, there’s definitely history and memories in what they’re