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Too much good taste can be very boring. Independent style, on the other hand, can be very inspiring.
Diana Vreeland
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Diana Vreeland
Age: 83 †
Born: 1906
Born: July 29
Died: 1989
Died: August 2
Editor
Fashion Editor
Journalist
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Paris
France
D. V. Vreeland
Diana Vreland
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To be contented—that’s for the cows.
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If it isn't a passion, it isn't burning, it isn't on fire, you haven't lived.
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Before even the technique, there is a dream. Chanel had it. The dream is everything.
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Blue jeans are the most beautiful things since the gondola.
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