The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it. Diana Vreeland More Quotes by Diana Vreeland More Quotes From Diana Vreeland A funny person is funny only for so long, but a wit can sit down and go on being spellbinding forever. Diana Vreeland goes-onforeverlong One is born with good taste. It's very hard to acquire. You can acquire the patina of taste. But what Elsie Mendl had was something else that's particularly American––an appreciation of vulgarity. Vulgarity is a very important ingredient in life. I'm a great believer in vulgarity––if it's got vitality. A little bad taste is like a nice splash of paprika. We all need a splash of bad taste––it's hearty, it's healthy, it's physical. I think we could use more of it. No taste is what I'm against. Diana Vreeland niceappreciationthinking You've got to have style, it helps you get out of bed in the morning. Diana Vreeland stylebedmorning The hottest thing in the world is to wear pants with stockings. Diana Vreeland hottestpantsworld I have a terrible time remembering exactly when my birthday is. Age is totally boring. Diana Vreeland my-birthdayageremember I think allure is something around you, like a perfume or like a scent. It's like a memory ... it pervades. Diana Vreeland scentmemoriesthinking Power has got to be the most intoxicating thing in the world—and of all forms of power the most intoxicating is fame. Diana Vreeland formfameworld The way to judge a good hand is that the fingers are the same size at the tip as where they come out of the hand itself. Diana Vreeland judginghandsway Chutney is marvelous. I'm mad about it. To me, it's very imperial. Diana Vreeland madcookingfood 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 gertrudegirltwo Money has nothing to do with style at all, but naturally it helps every situation. Diana Vreeland situationstylehelping If you had a bump on your nose, it made no difference so long as you had a marvelous body & good carriage. You held your head high, & you were a beauty You knew how to water-ski, & how to take a jet plane fast in the morning, arrive anywhere, & be anyone when you got off. Diana Vreeland differencesmorninglong Parents, you know, can be terrible. Diana Vreeland terribleparentknows A good photograph was never what I was looking for. I like to have a point. I had to have a point or I didn't have a picture. This is what I've always found so fascinating about paparazzi pictures. They catch something unintended, on the wing... they get that thing. It's the revelation of personality. Diana Vreeland photographpersonalitywings I like to indulge myself by sitting up late without having to do anything in the morning. Diana Vreeland latesittingmorning Pleasure is everything. Diana Vreeland pleasure Allure is a word very few people use nowadays, but it's something that exists. Allure holds you, doesn't it? Whether it's a gaze or a glance in the street or a face in the crowd or someone sitting opposite you at lunch... you are held Diana Vreeland lunchoppositespeople My life has been more influenced by books than by any other one thing. Diana Vreeland one-thinghas-beensbook I have always felt that the only great thing about an interview is the questions that are asked. Diana Vreeland great-thingsinterviewsfelt Fashion is part of the daily air and it changes all the time, with all the events. You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes. You can see and feel everything in clothes. Diana Vreeland clothesfashionair
