Diana Vreeland Quotes

You're not supposed to give people what they want, you're supposed to give them what they don't know that they want yet.

The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.

There's only one very good life and that's the life you know you want and you make it yourself.

You don't have to be born beautiful to be wildly attractive.

It’s not about the dress you wear, but it’s about the life you lead in the dress.

The first thing to do is to arrange to be born in Paris. After that, everything follows quite naturally.

There’s only one thing in life, and that’s the continual renewal of inspiration.

Don't look left nor right and never compete. Never. Watching the other guy is what kills all forms of energy.

Without emotion there is no beauty

Being vulgar is fine, but oh please just don't be boring.

Still, my dream in life is to come home and think of absolutely nothing. After all, you can’t think all the time.

Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal.

Most people haven't got a point of view; they need to have it given to them––and what's more, they expect it from you.

I think your imagination is your reality

Red is the great clarifier - bright and revealing. I can't imagine becoming bored with red - it would be like becoming bored with the person you love.

Too much good taste can be very boring. Independent style, on the other hand, can be very inspiring.

I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.

Exaggeration is my only reality.

The first rule that a geisha is taught, at the age of nine, is to be charming to other women...Every girl in the world should have geisha training.

We all need a splash of bad taste. No taste is what I am against.

I think we live only through our dreams and our imagination.

The best thing about London is Paris.

Why don't you have a room done up in every color green? This will take months, years, to collect, but it will be delightful-a melange of plants, green glass, green porcelains, and furniture covered in sad greens, gay greens, clear, faded, and poison greens?

Unshined shoes are the end of civilization.

A little bad taste is like a nice splash of paprika. We all need a splash of bad taste-it's hearty, it's healthy, it's physical. I think we could use more of it. No taste is what I'm against.