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"D.V." 1985 VREELAND, Diana

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


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