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Never fear being vulgar, just boring, middle class or dull.

Diana Vreeland

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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
Fear
Never
Vulgar
Dull
Boring
Middle
Class

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Never worry about the facts. Just project an image to the public.
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The best thing about London is Paris.
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I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.
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Peanut butter is the greatest invention since Christianity.
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All my life I've pursued the perfect red.
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Every girl in the world should have geisha training
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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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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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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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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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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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Too much good taste can be very boring. Independent style, on the other hand, can be very inspiring.
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I always say I hope to God I die in a town with a good tailor, a good shoemaker, and perhaps someone who's interested in a little quelque chose d'autre.
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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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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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