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Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked 'female'

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
Empowering
Female
Pay
Space
Prettiness
Occupying
Rent
Marked

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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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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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Pink is the navy blue of India.
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It's only intelligent to wish to look after yourself properly.
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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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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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I've always remained totally myself, which is to say, without an idea... of what to do.
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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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To be contented—that’s for the cows.
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The personality is a work of art.
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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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No one had a better sense of luxury than Coco Chanel, She really had the spirit of the 20th Century.
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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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Where Chanel came from in France is anyone’s guess. She said one thing one day and another thing the next. She was a peasant—and a genius. Peasants and geniuses are the only people who count and she was both.
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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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A lie to get out of something, or take an advantage for oneself, that’s one thing but a lie to make life more interesting—well, that’s entirely different.
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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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What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something one thinks about.
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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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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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