Diana Vreeland Quotes (13 Quotes)
- He knows the secrets of the sea, of the woods and of the vineyard. They are simple and natural worlds, beautiful and varied. He prefers them to the concrete and hard worlds built by other men. Ideas blossom very quickly, and then they are very painstakingly realized and evolved. His many harvests of thought go on and on, and the origins emanate from things as simple as a golden bluebell. Like a positive parent he gives love at the moment of creation, bowing to the beautiful things that he originates.
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- Pink is the navy blue of India.
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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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- The two greatest mannequins of the century were Gertrude Stein and Edith Sitwell- unquestionably. You just couldn't take a bad picture of those two old girls.
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- I always wear my sweater back-to-front; it is so much more flattering.
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- The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.
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- No one cuts backs like he did. No one knows what a back is anymore.
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- Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.
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- Blue jeans are the most beautiful things since the gondola.
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- Poor, darling fellow - he died of food. He was killed by the dinner table.
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- In a Balenciaga you were the only woman in the room - no other woman existed.
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- I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.
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- Balenciaga did the most delicious evening clothes. Clothes aren't delicious any more.
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