Empress of Fashion - The Life of Diana Vreeland

Zusatztext "A juicy! fascinating biography..." Informationen zum Autor Amanda Mackenzie Stuart is the author of Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age. She lives in Oxford! England. Klappentext Vreeland personified twentieth-century American couture and helped transform modern culture. As the innovative fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar and the legendary editor-in-chief of Vogue during the tumultuous 1960s! she redefined women's sense of beauty and style! provoking and challenging accepted ideas in the fashion world and leaving a legacy that resonates today. From Seventh Avenue to leopard print scarves to her red lacquered office! Diana (pronounced DEE-ana! as she demanded) made American fashion relevant. She launched the careers of such luminous beauties as Lauren Bacall! Penelope Tree! and Lauren Hutton! and she knew everyone! including Coco Chanel! Oscar de la Renta! Salvador Dali! Swifty Lazar! Truman Capote! the Duke and Duchess of Windsor! the Kennedys! Andy Warhol! Jack Nicholson! and Mick Jagger. Nearly twenty-five years after her death! this icon of style's influence is more prevalent than ever. Zusammenfassung 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. ...

Product details

• Authors: Amanda Mackenzie Stuart
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.12.2012
• EAN: 9780062223289
• ISBN: 978-0-06-222328-9
• No. of pages: 656
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 36 mm
• Series: Harperluxe Large Print
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Literary Figures, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, ART: Women Artists, HISTORY: United States / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Fashion, ARCHITECTURE: History / General, HISTORY: Essays, LITERARY CRITICISM: Shakespeare