Diana Vreeland, by Eleanor Dwight, 2002, First Printing, Signed and Inscribed by Author

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Diana Vreeland (September 29, 1903 August 22, 1989) was a French-American fashion columnist and editor. She worked for the fashion … more Diana Vreeland (September 29, 1903 August 22, 1989) was a French-American fashion columnist and editor. She worked for the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar and as editor-in-chief at Vogue, later becoming a special consultant to the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was named on the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1964. Vreeland coined the term youthquake in 1965.

Diana Vreeland goes behind the scenes to tell her storyhow, with innate talent and hard work, the imaginative and ambitious daughter of an old New York society family became a legendary arbiter of fashion and style. It reveals the growth of her professional prowess and details her personal history, as it captures Vreeland's pizzazz, humor, flair, and flamboyance. less