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
morning style get-up
You gotta have style to get up in the morning
color lighting
Lighting is everything in a color.
peanut-butter peanuts christianity
Peanut butter is the greatest invention since Christianity,
water
Water is God’s tranquilizer,
dream technique
Before even the technique, there is a dream. Chanel had it. The dream is everything.
morning sitting late
I like to indulge myself by sitting up late without having to do anything in the morning.
interviews great-things felt
I have always felt that the only great thing about an interview is the questions that are asked.
appreciation nice thinking
One is born with good taste. It's very hard to acquire. You can acquire the patina of taste. But what Elsie Mendl had was something else that's particularly American––an appreciation of vulgarity. Vulgarity is a very important ingredient in life. I'm a great believer in vulgarity––if it's got vitality. 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.
worry facts projects
Never worry about the facts. Just project an image to the public.
morning differences water
If you had a bump on your nose, it made no difference so long as you had a marvelous body & good carriage. You held your head high, & you were a beauty You knew how to water-ski, & how to take a jet plane fast in the morning, arrive anywhere, & be anyone when you got off.
hell truth-is bigs
Truth is a hell of a big point with me. Now I exaggerate—always.
girl should-have training
Every girl in the world should have geisha training
parent terrible knows
Parents, you know, can be terrible.
perfect red pursued
All my life I've pursued the perfect red.