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Blue jeans are the most beautiful things since the gondola.
Diana Vreeland
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Diana Vreeland
Age: 83 †
Born: 1906
Born: July 29
Died: 1989
Died: August 2
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Fashion Editor
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Paris
France
D. V. Vreeland
Diana Vreland
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Balenciaga was incredibleI was madly infatuated with his clothes. His clothes were devastating. One fainted. One simply blew up and died.
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There was a time when it was considered vulgar and unnecessary to pursue money, but today anyone who doesn't believe in money must be out of their minds!
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I think part of my success as an editor came from never worrying about a fact, a cause, an atmosphere. It was me—projecting to the public. That was my job. I think I always had a perfectly clear view of what was possible for the public. Give ‘em what they never knew they wanted.
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You've got to have style, it helps you get out of bed in the morning.
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Chutney is marvelous. I'm mad about it. To me, it's very imperial.
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Never worry about the facts. Just project an image to the public.
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I always say I hope to God I die in a town with a good tailor, a good shoemaker, and perhaps someone who's interested in a little quelque chose d'autre.
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One thing I hold against Americans is that they have no flair for the rain. They seem unsettled by it it's against them: they take it as an assault, an inconvenience! But rain is so wonderfully cleansing, so refreshing, so calming...
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When I discovered dancing, I learned to dream.
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Never fear being vulgar, just boring, middle class or dull.
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I've always remained totally myself, which is to say, without an idea... of what to do.
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Why don't you have a room done up in every color green? This will take months, years, to collect, but it will be delightful-a melange of plants, green glass, green porcelains, and furniture covered in sad greens, gay greens, clear, faded, and poison greens?
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Most people haven't got a point of view they need to have it given to them––and what's more, they expect it from you.
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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.
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Every girl in the world should have geisha training
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Pleasure is everything.
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I'm terrible on facts. But I always have an idea. If you have an idea, you're well ahead
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Too much good taste can be very boring. Independent style, on the other hand, can be very inspiring.
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To be contented—that’s for the cows.
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