"When Dior invented the New Look in 1947, my mother-in-law, 'Moucher' Devonshire and her friend, the Duchess of Rutland, who w...

"I'm interested in jewels.  I only like antique jewelry because I like the stories attached to them.  It's the life of the peo...

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."  Henry David Thoreau and I am excited to announce that this quote has spe...

"There was something that made Billy's rooms special.  Many were never photographed.  The clients wouldn't allow it.  So here ...

"Why don't you order Schiaparelli's cellophane belt with your name and telephone number on it?" Diana Vreeland

"I'm the ultimate optimist.  It's part of my great WASPy background. And I'm a Taurus, so I'm a fighter. I just keep o...

"My mother was pregnant with one of my brothers and she tried to get the saleswoman to give a substantial discount because of her bulk...

" H er lips made Mick Jagger's lips possible." Diana Vreeland on Brigitte Bardot in the book Allure

"I'm enchanted by small boutiques, haberdashers, second-hand boutiques, middlemen, clothes dealers.  I love antique shops that loo...

"Here the air was warm and fragrant: the scent of flowers and fine linen mingled with the odor of cooked meats and truffles.  Candle f...