Diana Vreeland

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

“Style—all who have it share one thing: originality.”

“You gotta have style. It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It’s a way of life.”

“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.”

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

“The eye has to travel.”

“Never fear being vulgar, just boring.”

“I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.”

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

“Fashion must be the most intoxicating release from the banality of the world.”

“Without emotion, there is no beauty.”

“Red is the great clarifier—bright, cleansing, revealing. It makes all colors beautiful.”

“Too much good taste can be boring. Independent style, on the other hand, can be inspirational.”

“I wasn't a fashion editor. I was the one and only fashion editor.”

“Vulgarity is a very important ingredient in life. I'm a great believer in vulgarity – a little vulgarity is a very good thing.”

“Pink is the navy blue of India.”

“It's not about the dress you wear, but the life you lead in the dress.”

“Unshined shoes are the end of civilization.”

“I adore artifice. I always have.”

“Where would fashion be without literature?”