Diana Vreeland
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 as a special consultant at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1964...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth29 September 1903
CountryUnited States of America
past magnificence today
How boring to copy the past -- with all the magnificence of today and tomorrow.
rooms
In a Balenciaga you were the only woman in the room - no other woman existed.
girl fashion should-have
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.
beautiful blue jeans
Blue jeans are the most beautiful things since the gondola.
luxury spirit century
No one had a better sense of luxury than Coco Chanel, She really had the spirit of the 20th Century.
intelligent wish looks
It's only intelligent to wish to look after yourself properly.
too-much taste boring
Too much good taste can be boring
dream home thinking
Still, my dream in life is to come home and think of absolutely nothing. After all, you can’t think all the time.
reality exaggeration-is exaggeration
Exaggeration is my only reality.
inspiration things-in-life renewal
There’s only one thing in life, and that’s the continual renewal of inspiration.
beautiful clothes perfect
Balenciaga often said that women did not have to be perfect or beautiful to wear his clothes. When they wore his clothes, they became beautiful.
believe energy grows
I sincerely believe that energy grows from itself and the more energy you expand the more you create within yourself.
elegance well-dressed refusal
Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.
fashion nice thinking
A little bad taste is like a nice splash of paprika. We all need a splash of bad taste-it's hearty, it's healthy, it's physical. I think we could use more of it. No taste is what I'm against.