6/26/2023 0 Comments Diana vreeland autobiography![]() This fashion editor was the queen of the one-liners. "Pink is the navy-blue of India," so said Vreeland – but that's just her most famous quip. The Met's annual fashion exhibition – now resided over by Vreeland's ex-assistant, Harold Koda – is her legacy. Although her historical accuracy could be off – she often confused centuries and was the first to admit she was" terrible on facts" – her work banished any academic stuffiness, and drew millions of visitors through the doors. She invented the fashion exhibition as we know itĪfter she was fired from Vogue in 1971, Vreeland curated exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She wanted to be, as she said, "where the action was". ![]() The adventures didn't stop when she got a proper job – Vreeland became a regular at Studio 54. She married banker Thomas Vreeland in 1924 and they lived in London, where Vreeland danced with the Tiller Girls and sold lingerie to Wallis Simpson. ![]() Born in Paris, her family moved to New York where she studied dance under a Russian ballet master, and – legend has is – rode horses with Buffalo Bill. Vreeland had a wild old time before she came to editing. Her motto could have been "it takes all sorts". From John Lennon to Jackie Kennedy, she wanted personality. ![]() Barbra Streisand's nose was seen up close and personal on American Vogue, Penelope Tree's alien-like look was championed, so was Twiggy's skinny frame. Vreeland wasn't into a rarefied untouchable beauty – she wanted to celebrate what made people unique. ![]()
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