- Paperback: 216 pages
- Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc; 1st Da Capo Press Ed edition (1 Aug 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0306807769
- ISBN-13: 978-0306807763
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 509,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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}Diana Vreelands best-selling autobiography takes us with her around the globe in the company of royalty, actors, artists, and designers. Throughout, her vivacious conversation is peppered with glittering stories and outrageous pronouncements, displaying fully the talent for perception and persuasion that made her the empress of chic. Here she tells how Buffalo Bill taught her to ride, describes how she redefined the standards of attractiveness with the quirky models she brought to Vogue in the sixties, disparages her own looks, relates her search for the perfect red, and discourses on the nature of elegance. Whatever her subject, from backaches to nostalgia, from Paris to New York, from marriage to dinner parties, from Clark Gable to Swifty Lazar, you never want her to stop. For D.V. is unique among memories: a conversation as pleasurable as a perfect wardrobe. }
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
D.V. is a whitty, funny, easy book that is must have for any fashion victim. I suggest you buy one copy for yourself and a couple for your best friends as well. They won't last. Bring your copy on your next Mediterranean clipper cruise. To me this book is Audrey Hepburn meets Aunty Mame. It is fast and energetic, won't keep much of your time but you will get addicted to every page.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Diana Vreeland is one the most wonderfully inventive and creative people to have ever hit the fashion world. Her power is found in her ability to make the ordinary into the extraordinary - she coloured the lives of so many people and this book only exemplifies that. When asked if this book was fact or fiction she replied 'faction'. Who cares - it is still one of the most inspiring books ever, along with all the Clueless books
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of the most enjoyable books I've ever read and re-read and re-read...It's full of great stories, anecdotes and is sure to help you define your own sense of style. Vreeland is a wonderful storyteller and her life truly inspires.
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people in fashion should not write anything ever
I am sorry to say that, but it's true. This is the most boring book ever. First of all is written like a blog (is the delirium of someone who definitely spent more time adjusting... Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2009 by elenamuti
Learn how to turn heads
A fabulous insight into the great world of diana vreeland. Learn how to look fabulous not just by expensive clothes
Great read for anyone that loves fashion
Great read for anyone that loves fashion
Published on 29 April 2007 by M. Graham
20th Century Diva
You may not have been born with style, but Ms. Vreeland can certainly teach you the basics. She was outspoken and singular... Read more
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