Iris Apfel, an 88-year-old New York society figure, interior designer, and co-founder of textile design company Old World Weavers is style incarnate. She’s been incorporating ideas that magazines are touting like they’re today’s news into her wardrobe for decades. Principles that include mixing high and low (“the less it costs, the better I like it”), celebrating ethnic styles (“my tastes go to the exotic"), and accessorizing the little black dress to create “umpteen” outfits have always been part of her style lexicon. She says, “I just mix and put things together the way the spirit moves me.” Eighty-seven of this style icon’s ensembles are dramatically showcased in “Rare Bird of Fashion The Irreverent Iris Apfel” at the Peabody Essex Museum, on view through February 7th. read more

Constance White, eBay's Fashion Expert, details her favorite trends for 2010, from the shortest shorts to denim dungarees. read more

For Christene Barberich, editorial director of Refinery29, a wildly successful online magazine with a focus on indie fashion trends and shopping news, vintage shopping is all about the thrill of the hunt. "I like digging," she says. "It's a hobby." The avid thrifter (and dedicated eBay fangirl) recently sat down with The Inside Source to discuss her favorite pastime. read more