A new documentary celebrates the charismatic fashion editor who once high-kicked with the Tiller Girls and sold underwear to Wallis Simpson. Find out more with our quick catchup guide
With a documentary, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, in cinemas this week, the former American Vogue and Harper's Bazaar editor – all rouged cheeks, supersized earrings and fashion bon mots – is about to be discovered by a whole new generation. For a cheat sheet, here's five things you need to know about her now.
She loved flaws
Vreeland wasn't into a rarefied untouchable beauty – she wanted to celebrate what made people unique. Barbra Streisand's nose was seen up close and personal on American Vogue, Penelope Tree's alien-like look was championed, so was Twiggy's skinny frame. From John Lennon to Jackie Kennedy, she wanted personality. Her motto could have been "it takes all sorts".
It wasn't just about the magazines...
With a documentary, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, in cinemas this week, the former American Vogue and Harper's Bazaar editor – all rouged cheeks, supersized earrings and fashion bon mots – is about to be discovered by a whole new generation. For a cheat sheet, here's five things you need to know about her now.
She loved flaws
Vreeland wasn't into a rarefied untouchable beauty – she wanted to celebrate what made people unique. Barbra Streisand's nose was seen up close and personal on American Vogue, Penelope Tree's alien-like look was championed, so was Twiggy's skinny frame. From John Lennon to Jackie Kennedy, she wanted personality. Her motto could have been "it takes all sorts".
It wasn't just about the magazines...
- 9/21/2012
- by Lauren Cochrane
- The Guardian - Film News
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