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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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Diana Vreeland
Age: 83 †
Born: 1906
Born: July 29
Died: 1989
Died: August 2
Editor
Fashion Editor
Journalist
Socialite
Paris
France
D. V. Vreeland
Diana Vreland
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Life
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Of course I was always mad about the ballet russe, mad about it!
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Never fear being vulgar, just boring, middle class or dull.
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When I arrived in America, I had these very dark red nails which some people objected to, but then some people object to absolutely everything.
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I sincerely believe that energy grows from itself and the more energy you expand the more you create within yourself.
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Don't you loathe the word workaholic? It has nothing to do with an important thing, that you and your secretary are at the office until 6:30. But that's life, kiddo. 24-hour work doesn't go on in America. 24-hour work is what Italy and Holland did after the war. The lights never went out!
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Chutney is marvelous. I'm mad about it. To me, it's very imperial.
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If you think all the time every day of your life, you might as well kill yourself today and be happier tomorrow.
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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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The personality is a work of art.
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Fashion must be the most intoxicating release from the banality of the world.
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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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I've always remained totally myself, which is to say, without an idea... of what to do.
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You're not supposed to give people what they want, you're supposed to give them what they don't know that they want yet.
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I was always sort of a loner, I suppose. I always had to think out everything for myself... I suppose that is what you call a loner.
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Fragrances fill the senses with the mysterious.
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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've always had such wonderful opportunities, but I never made the effort, haven't put on the pressure. But I never took them.
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Don't look back. Just go ahead. Give ideas away. Under every idea there's a new idea waiting to be born.
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I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.
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