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Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland (Paperback or Softback)
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- Condition
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- 9780061691751
- ISBN
- 0061691755
- Binding
- TP
- Book Title
- Empress of Fashion : Alife of Diana Vreeland
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Women, Artists, Architects, Photographers, United States / General
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 18 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
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Diane von Furstenberg once called Diana Vreeland a "beacon of fashion for the twentieth century." Now, in this definitive biography by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart, is the story of the iconic fashion editor as you've never seen her before. From her career at the helms of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, to her reign as consultant to the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vreeland had an enormous impact on the fashion world and left a legacy so enduring that must-have style guides still quote her often wild and always relevant fashion pronouncements. With access to Vreeland's personal material and photographs, critically acclaimed biographer Amanda Mackenzie Stuart has written the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at Diana Vreeland and her world-a jet-setting social scene that included Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Oscar de la Renta, Lauren Bacall, Penelope Tree, Lauren Hutton, Andy Warhol, Mick and Bianca Jagger, and the Kennedys. Filled with gorgeous color photographs of her work, Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland is an elegant and fascinating account of one of the most revered tastemakers of the 20th century.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061691755
ISBN-13
9780061691751
eBay Product ID (ePID)
159813182
Product Key Features
Book Title
Empress of Fashion : Alife of Diana Vreeland
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Women, Artists, Architects, Photographers, United States / General
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
An intelligent account of the life and accomplishments of legendary Vogue editor-in-chief, Diana Vreeland...A richly detailed and well-researched biography of a fashion icon, An intelligent account of the life and accomplishments of legendary Vogue editor-in-chief, Diana Vreeland…A richly detailed and well-researched biography of a fashion icon, It's scholarly but never dry - how can it be, with drop-ins by Josephine Baker, a young Lauren Bacall, Veruschka and Andy Warhol? - and an insightful, inspiring look at a complicated woman., An insightful new biography...Stuart uses Vreeland's vulnerable roots to create a sympathetic portrait of Diana...Vreeland's life story is oddly inspiring...Why don't you give a copy of EMPRESS OF FASHION to your favorite fashionista this holiday season?, This new in-depth biography traces not only Vreeland's career as an influential fashion editor, but also her early life as an unhappy child, but ultimately imaginative, fearless and hard-working young lady. For someone looking for a good, interesting and inspiring read rather than just a pretty photography book.", [EMPRESS OF FASHION] stands out for its un-gushy, arm's-length observation of a woman who used any means possible-including outrageous lies-to create the mise en scène for her life., An insightful new biography…Stuart uses Vreeland's vulnerable roots to create a sympathetic portrait of Diana…Vreeland's life story is oddly inspiring…Why don't you give a copy of EMPRESS OF FASHION to your favorite fashionista this holiday season?, 'It is the biography (the Vreeland book) rather than the memoir (the Coddington volume) that offers the most insight into the deep motivation behind the making of such a career and carefully examines the occasional ugliness of a lifetime committed to making things externally beautiful.' (New Republic), "The first comprehensive bio of legendary magazine editor Diana Vreeland is a can't-put-down read. Stuart separates facts from "faction" (Vreeland's term for her dramatic exaggerations) and gets to the core of the fashion pioneer.", a rare and welcomed view of her private life which was so often overlooked in favor of the glossy and more obvious parts of her life, including all the glamour and bon mots she was so free with… Would I recommend EMPRESS OF FASHION? . . . hell yes!, …an insightful new biography…Stuart uses Vreeland's vulnerable roots to create a sympathetic portrait of Diana…Vreeland's life story is oddly inspiring…Why don't you give a copy of EMPRESS OF FASHION to your favorite fashionista this holiday season?, With EMPRESS OF FASHION: A LIFE OF DIANA VREELAND Stuart does more than celebrate and bear witness. She seeks to explain, to parse, and to ultimately decipher the woman behind the strokes of red rouge and dyed-black hair... Stuart paints a nuanced portrait of a strange and tantalizing woman., A painstakingly researched depiction of the imperious, mesmerizing virtuoso who wandered onto the fashion stage and stole the show...a biography of fabulous fact., This is Diana Vreeland's first full-length biography…A cottage industry has emerged around DV…This perhaps has as much to do with how much more seriously we take fashion nowadays as with how quaintly delicious we now find Vreeland's borderline Dadaist sensibility..., ...meticulously researched...Stuart digs deep into how Vreeland created herself...and catches the breathlessness of the editor who had a profound influence on magazines 80 years after beginning her career., With EMPRESS OF FASHION: A LIFE OF DIANA VREELAND Stuart does more than celebrate and bear witness. She seeks to explain, to parse, and to ultimately decipher the woman behind the strokes of red rouge and dyed-black hair… Stuart paints a nuanced portrait of a strange and tantalizing woman., Assiduously but (very much unlike her subject) unassertively, Amanda Mackenzie Stuart makes a case for Diana Vreeland as one of the 20th century's premier figures. When you finish reading EMPRESS OF FASHION you're convinced Cleopatra could not have been more fascinating., '[EMPRESS OF FASHION] stands out for its un-gushy, arm's-length observation of a woman who used any means possible-including outrageous lies-to create the mise en scÈne for her life.' (Wall Street Journal), This new in-depth biography traces not only Vreeland's career as an influential fashion editor, but also her early life as an unhappy child, but ultimately imaginative, fearless and hard-working young lady. For someone looking for a good, interesting and inspiring read rather than just a pretty photography book., a rare and welcomed view of her private life which was so often overlooked in favor of the glossy and more obvious parts of her life, including all the glamour and bon mots she was so free with... Would I recommend EMPRESS OF FASHION? . . . hell yes!, '[EMPRESS OF FASHION] stands out for its un-gushy, arm's-length observation of a woman who used any means possible-including outrageous lies-to create the mise en scÃ^ne for her life.' (Wall Street Journal), '[EMPRESS OF FASHION] stands out for its un-gushy, arm's-length observation of a woman who used any means possible-including outrageous lies-to create the mise en sc^ne for her life.' (Wall Street Journal), '[EMPRESS OF FASHION] stands out for its un-gushy, arm's-length observation of a woman who used any means possible-including outrageous lies-to create the mise en scne for her life.' (Wall Street Journal), A tasty and erudite study of a complicated woman and her turbulent and colorful cultural life and times…Fashion icon Diana Vreeland and her psyche and cultural milieu are superbly deconstructed by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart., A tasty and erudite study of a complicated woman and her turbulent and colorful cultural life and times...Fashion icon Diana Vreeland and her psyche and cultural milieu are superbly deconstructed by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart., A sympathetic biography…a cohesive, well-researched volume…Vreeland is a fascinating figure whose life spanned almost the entire twentieth century, of which the author takes dizzying, delightful advantage., It is the biography (the Vreeland book) rather than the memoir (the Coddington volume) that offers the most insight into the deep motivation behind the making of such a career and carefully examines the occasional ugliness of a lifetime committed to making things externally beautiful., A sympathetic biography...a cohesive, well-researched volume...Vreeland is a fascinating figure whose life spanned almost the entire twentieth century, of which the author takes dizzying, delightful advantage., This is Diana Vreeland's first full-length biography...A cottage industry has emerged around DV...This perhaps has as much to do with how much more seriously we take fashion nowadays as with how quaintly delicious we now find Vreeland's borderline Dadaist sensibility..., Meticulously researched...Stuart digs deep into how Vreeland created herself...and catches the breathlessness of the editor who had a profound influence on magazines 80 years after beginning her career.
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