Ilona Royce Smithkin, age: 91

With the passing of Elizabeth Taylor, our thoughts are on those wonderful style mavens worth remembering both then and now.  Their personal style continues to inspire and will live on through history and  future generations.

Fittingly,  albeit coincidentally,  photographer Ari Seth Cohen’s Advanced Style blog launched  an exclusive short by filmmaker Lina Plioplyte, on NOWNESS featuring some iconic style mavens.  “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 Advanced Style blog represent the most fashionable older ladies and gentlemen of New York and beyond.

Advanced Style: Age and Beauty on Nowness.com.

Iris Apfel, age: 90

all photos : ARI SETH COHEN