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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.
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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D. V. Vreeland
Diana Vreland
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Don't look left nor right and never compete. Never. Watching the other guy is what kills all forms of energy.
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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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You know the greatest thing is passion, without it what have you got? I mean if you love someone you can love them as much as you can love them but if it isn’t a passion, it isn’t burning, it isn’t on fire, you haven’t lived.
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People who eat white bread have no dreams.
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I read everything! I would have read the phone book if you put it in front of me. I just read.
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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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The only real elegance is in the mind if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.
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The best thing about London is Paris.
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A funny person is funny only for so long, but a wit can sit down and go on being spellbinding forever. One is not meant to laugh. One stays quiet and marvels. Spontaneously witty talk is without question the most fascinating entertainment there is.
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All my life I've pursued the perfect red.
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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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Never worry about the facts. Just project an image to the public.
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Oh, but I think that thoughtfulness and manners are everything.
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No one had a better sense of luxury than Coco Chanel, She really had the spirit of the 20th Century.
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Balenciaga did the most delicious evening clothes. Clothes aren't delicious any more.
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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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Still, my dream in life is to come home and think of absolutely nothing. After all, you can’t think all the time.
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You've got to have style, it helps you get out of bed in the morning.
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