Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland
A Biography, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir book. In this instance, however, the answer was quite straightforward: "Men want women beautiful, romantic... birds of...
Diane von Furstenberg once called Diana Vreeland a "beacon of fashion for the twentieth century." Now, in this definitive biography by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart, is the story of the iconic fashion editor as you've never seen her before. From her career at the helms of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, to her reign as consultant to the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vreeland had an enormous impact on the fashion world and left a legacy so enduring that must-have style guides still quote her often wild and always relevant fashion pronouncements. With access to Vreeland's personal material and photographs, critically acclaimed biographer Amanda Mackenzie Stuart has written the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at Diana Vreeland and her world—a jet-setting social scene that included Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Oscar de la Renta, Lauren Bacall, Penelope Tree, Lauren Hutton, Andy Warhol, Mick and Bianca Jagger, and the Kennedys. Filled with gorgeous color photographs of her work, Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland is an elegant and fascinating account of one...
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not like her grandmother at all. This was a family of volcanic emotions; in another instance of the strong feelings that convulsed it, Weir named her house in Katonah Villa Diana. After the miserable summer of 1917, Diana spent vacations with her grandmother while Emily and Alexandra went back out West. Her grandmothers household at Katonah provided another source of comfort in the farm animals, especially the horses, which did not have the power to hurt, unlike human beings. My grandmother had a huge farm horse in the country outside of Katonah. ...... In this instance, however, the answer was quite straightforward: "Men want women beautiful, romantic... birds of paradise instead of hurrying brown hens," said Bazaar in October 1945. As families were reestablished, there was a move toward a celebratory fashion of fecundity, with closer-fitting waists and rounder hips. Amanda Mackenzie Stuart, Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland //
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Diana was a hot mess and yet a genius. At one point I grew sick of her antics. Glad I stuck this out. It was cool to read about the beginnings of Andre Leon Talley, Warhol and the like. Also I never looked into the origins of the Met Gala. It has Vreeland... She was not a pretty child, but it was stingingly cruel for Diana Dalziels mother to tell the young girl that she was ugly. The mother and sister were beauties, and the contrast with young Diana was even more obvious. After a miserable childhood, the teenaged Diana, or De-e-e-e-ahna as she said it was to be pronounced, took charge of... This is the story of the iconic fashion editor, Diana Vreeland, from her career at Harper's Bazaar and Vogue to her reign as consultant to the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She takes us with her to a social scene including Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Oscar de la Renta,...
