Moving from English palaces to the nightclubs of 1930s Paris, the wilds of Wyoming to the exclusive venues of New York high society, D.V. Among her eclectic circle of friends were some of the most renowned and famous figures of the twentieth century-artists and princes, movie stars and international legends, including Chanel, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Isak Dinesen, Clark Gable, and Swifty Lazar. From the Back Cover Brilliant, funny, charming, imperious, Diana Vreeland-the fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar and editor-in-chief of Vogue-was a woman whose passion and genius for style helped define the world of high fashion for fifty years. Like her legacy, Vreelands story, told in her own words, is a classic to be celebrated by both loyal admirers and a new generation of culture mavens and style savants. brings this renowned and uninhibited raconteur alive, whether recalling herself as a young girl, her search for the perfect red, her piquant observations about her world, or her abhorrence for nostalgia. Vibrant with the vivid, irresistible voice that elevated every tte-tte and dinner party, D.V. takes readers into this iconic womans dazzling life, evoking the luxury and brio of an era that encompassed Josephine Baker, Englands Queen Mary, Buffalo Bill, and Diaghilev. Bill Blass Brilliant, funny, charming, imperious, Diana Vreeland-the fashion editor of Harpers Bazaar and editor-in-chief of Vogue-was a woman whose passion and genius for style helped define the world of high fashion for fifty years. herself-same magic, same spontaneity and, above all, never a boring moment. is almost as marvelous as an evening with D.V. proves herself a brilliant raconteur as she carries the reader along on her whirlwind life from English palaces to the nightclubs of Paris in the 1930s to the heart of New York high society, hobnobbing with everyone who was anyone, from Queen Mary to Clark Gable to Coco Chanel.
is the mesmerizing autobiography of one of the 20th century s greatest fashion icons, Diana Vreeland, the one-time fashion editor of Harper s Bazaar and editor-in-chief of Vogue, whose incomparable style-sense, genius, and flair helped define the world of haute couture for fifty years. same magic, same spontaneity and, above all, never a boring moment.
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