Diana Vreeland
Diana Vreeland was a noted columnist and editor in the field of fashion. She worked for the fashion magazines Harper's Bazaar and Vogue and the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Born as Diana Dalziel, Vreeland was the eldest daughter of American socialite mother Emily Key Hoffman and British father Frederick Young Dalziel. Hoffman was a descendant of George Washington's brother as well as a cousin of Francis Scott Key. She also was a distant cousin of Pauline de Rothschild. Vreeland had one sister, Alexandra.
“I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.”
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“The first rule that a geisha is taught, at the age of nine, is to be charming to other women...Every girl in the world should have geisha training.”
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“I adore that pink, it is the navy blue of India!”
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“I think when you’re young you should be a lot with yourself and your sufferings. Then one day you get out where the sun shines and the rain rains and the snow snows and it all comes together.”
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“Unshined shoes are the end of civilization.”
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“There's only one very good life and that's the life you know you want and you make it yourself.”
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“It’s not about the dress you wear, but it’s about the life you lead in the dress.”
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“Too much good taste can be boring”
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“The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.”
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“I adore fringe.”
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