This goo was worth a point in March 2025.

publication date: Sunday, March 30, 2025 (part of March 2025)

category: Fashion

clue: This designer extraordinaire decorated the White House for nine presidents and formally became a model at age 97.

explanation: Apfel, long an influential fashion designer and interior decorator, experienced a surge of popularity in her late nineties that led her to seek formal representation for public appearances; she signed as a model with IMG. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, and Richard Slominsky


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