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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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When I discovered dancing, I learned to dream.
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Never worry about the facts. Just project an image to the public.
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Of course I was always mad about the ballet russe, mad about it!
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Fashion must be the most intoxicating release from the banality of the world.
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Every girl in the world should have geisha training
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Style all who have it have have one thing: originality.
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I adore artifice. I always have.
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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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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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Within every girl is the possibility of arousing emotion. Without emotion there is no beauty.
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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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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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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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It’s not about the dress you wear, but it’s about the life you lead in the dress.
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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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Too much good taste can be very boring. Independent style, on the other hand, can be very inspiring.
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You've got to have style, it helps you get out of bed in the morning.
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Pink is the navy blue of India.
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Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked 'female'
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