“THERE'S ONLY ONE VERY GOOD LIFE AND THAT'S THE LIFE YOU KNOW YOU WANT AND YOU MAKE IT YOURSELF.” DIANA VREELAND
DIANA VREELAND PORTRAIT BY LOUISE DAHL-WOLFE
ABOUT DIANA VREELAND
DIANA VREELAND, STILL RECOGNIZED TODAY AS THE EMPRESS OF FASHION- IS A STYLE ICON WHO FOREVER CHANGED THE WAY WE EXPERIENCE FASHION, ART AND LIFE. SHE WAS A WOMAN WHO BELIEVED IN THE POWER OF DREAMS, DEFIED ALL RULES AND REVOLUTIONIZED EVERYTHING SHE TOUCHED. DIANA HAD BOUNDLESS VISION AND PIZZAZZ. SHE CAUGHT THE EYE OF CARMEL SNOW AT A NIGHTCLUB ON A NEW YORK ROOFTOP ONE FATEFUL SUMMER NIGHT IN 1936. SNOW, THEN EDITOR OF HARPER'S BAZAAR CALLED DIANA THE NEXT DAY AND OFFERED HER A JOB AT THE MAGAZINE.SHE GARNERED ATTENTION WITH HER 'WHY DON'T YOU?' COLUMN, FIRST PUBLISHED THAT SAME YEAR. IT WAS A DECADENT EXPLORATION OF UNCONVENTIONAL IDEAS THAT URGED MOMENTS OF IRREVERENCE. IT WAS SOMETHING NO ONE HAD EVER DARED TO DO AND IT OFFERED A DISTINCT VOICE THAT NO ONE HAD EVER DARED TO DO AND IT OFFERED A DISTINCT VOICE THAT NO ONE HAD EVER HEARD. THAT VOICE, HER VOICE, IS WHAT RESONATED WITH PEOPLE...."WHY DON'T YOU...WASH YOUR BLONDE CHILD'S HAIR IN DEAD CHAMPAGNE, AS THEY DO IN FRANCE?"