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Balenciaga did the most delicious evening clothes. Clothes aren't delicious any more.

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Diana Vreeland
Age: 83 †
Born: 1906
Born: July 29
Died: 1989
Died: August 2
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Fashion Editor
Journalist
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Paris
France
D. V. Vreeland
Diana Vreland
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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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All my life I’ve pursued the perfect red. I can never get painters to mix it for me. It’s exactly as if I’d said, ‘I want rococo with a spot of Gothic in it and a bit of Buddhist temple’—they have no idea what I’m talking about. About the best red is to copy the color of a child’s cap in any Renaissance portrait.
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God was fair to the Japanese. He gave them no oil, no coal, no diamonds, no gold, no natural resources — nothing! Nothing comes from the island that you can sustain a civilization on. What God gave the Japanese was a sense of style—maintained through the centuries through hard work and the disciplines of ambition.
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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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When I discovered dancing, I learned to dream.
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Fragrances fill the senses with the mysterious.
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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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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'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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It’s not about the dress you wear, but it’s about the life you lead in the dress.
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I like to indulge myself by sitting up late without having to do anything in the morning.
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Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked 'female'
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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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Oh, but I think that thoughtfulness and manners are everything.
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I'm for everybody. There are no set rules. But if one's not a joiner. To hell with all of them!
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Never worry about the facts. Just project an image to the public.
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I adore artifice. I always have.
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You gotta have style. It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It's a way of life. Without it, you're nobody.
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What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something one thinks about.
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When fashion turns over it brings in little tiny creaks and cracks. This is the fascination and that is where you have to watch every step.
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