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I think allure is something around you, like a perfume or like a scent. It's like a memory ... it pervades.

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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
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Around
Something
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Allure
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Perfume
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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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To be contented—that’s for the cows.
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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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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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Being vulgar is fine, but oh please just don't be boring.
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I think your imagination is your reality
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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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All my life I've pursued the perfect red.
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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 certainly didn't learn anything in school. My education was the world.
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I went to work to make money, not because I was bored. It was money that I wanted.
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You don't have to be born beautiful to be wildly attractive.
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I adore artifice. I always have.
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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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Fragrances fill the senses with the mysterious.
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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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What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something one thinks about.
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I'm terrible on facts. But I always have an idea. If you have an idea, you're well ahead
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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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