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Before even the technique, there is a dream. Chanel had it. The dream is everything.

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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
Chanel
Technique
Dream
Everything
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