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Fashion must be the most intoxicating release from the banality of the world.

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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
World
Intoxicating
Banality
Release
Fashion
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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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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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Too much good taste can be very boring. Independent style, on the other hand, can be very inspiring.
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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 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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Within every girl is the possibility of arousing emotion. Without emotion there is no beauty.
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