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D.V. by Diana Vreeland
D.V. by Diana Vreeland













D.V. by Diana Vreeland D.V. by Diana Vreeland

I can't imagine becoming bored with red––it would like becoming bored with the person you love." Those traditional no-makeup summer nights? Switch it up with a matching red lip and nails.ĩ) "Leisure will give us more time for beauty and the craving to be busy and productive." Trust in the power of a weekend unplugged.ġ0) "The best time to leave a party is when the party's just beginning. Why not give it a try for a week or two?Ĩ) "Red is the great clarifier––bright, cleansing and revealing.

D.V. by Diana Vreeland

You can't have worked the number of years I have, through hell or high water, without being basically practical." Diana Vreeland behind her big sunglasses made the notion of being impractical slightly more acceptable.ħ) "Why don't you.Find one dress that you like and have it copied many times? You will be much more successful than if you try to produce the same effects each evening." A fashion uniform works for some people. But I do think that I've made a practical woman out of myself. After all, you can't think all the time." Try meditation for inspiration.Ĥ) "The bikini is the most important thing since the atom bomb." Wear it often and wear it well.ĥ) "Why don't you.Rinse your blond child's hair in dead champagne to keep it gold, as they do in France?" A novel way to repurpose a summer picnic's leftovers whether for a child or for yourself.Ħ) "In my leisure time I appear rather.

D.V. by Diana Vreeland

Reinterpret classic jeans in the form of a denim skirt for summer's high temps.ģ) "Still, my dream in life is to come home and think of absolutely nothing. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playĢ) "Blue jeans are the most beautiful thing since the gondola." Denim is everywhere this season. You can see and feel everything in clothes." In other words, celebrate the season's new and exciting fashion in your own way. You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes. Here, the best Diana Vreeland quotes to live by for summer.ġ) "Fashion is part of the daily air and it changes all the time, with all the events. Carmel Snow, Editor-in-Chief during the Vreeland days and mentor to DV lived by the motto "Elegance with a dash of daring," which shows in the pages of BAZAAR today. She was often referred to as the Empress of Fashion. Her memorable "Why Don't You" column is still celebrated today-as is her unique vision. As red was her favorite color, she commissioned interior designer Billy Baldwin to create an all-red living room for her. Outside the office, the pillows in her home were infused with perfume via hypodermic needles, she requested all of her dollar bills to be ironed before they reached her wallet and her apartment was the stuff of legends. In her years at Harper's BAZAAR, she served as a columnist and later Fashion Editor from 1936 to 1962. Diana Vreeland lived an extravagant life.















D.V. by Diana Vreeland