Quotes by Diana Vreeland

• In a Balenciaga you were the only woman in the room - no other woman existed.
• What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something one thinks about.
• The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.
• Poor, darling fellow - he died of food. He was killed by the dinner table.
• No one cuts backs like he did. No one knows what a back is anymore.
• I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.
• I always wear my sweater back-to-front; it is so much more flattering.
• Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.
• Blue jeans are the most beautiful things since the gondola.
• Pink is the navy blue of India.
• Balenciaga did the most delicious evening clothes. Clothes aren't delicious any more.
• The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest comes from it