"D.V." 1985 VREELAND, Diana
$75
VREELAND, Diana
[258] pp.
Vintage Books
1985
7" x 4 1/4"
VG
A fact checker might have difficulty with this stylized book from the legendary fashion editor. The essence of the truth, however, shines through. Vreeland herself labels it “faction,” a blend of truth and fiction. And, if truth is stranger than fact, then faction trumps them both, as Vreeland breezes through a miscellany of subjects, including Vogue, India, Paris, New York, blue jeans, London, Elsie de Wolfe, Andy Warhol, the Ballets-Russes, and much more.
“The two greatest mannequins of the century were Gertrude Stein and Edith Sitwell-unquestionably. You just couldn’t take a bad picture of those two old girls.”
--Diana Vreeland