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A review by grrleigh
D.V. by Diana Vreeland
4.0
This is book is basically just like sitting for a few hours with DV and listening to her tell stories. It's fantastic.
I've never met the woman (obviously) nor did I really know all that much about her before reading these delightful little ruminations, but now I feel like she's a long-lost great-aunt dowager countess of sorts, dispensing life wisdom and sartorial advice to keep us all as sage and glamorous as we so desire.
There are some dated, cringe-worthy elements, particularly when DV waxes rhapsodic about her servants and nannies, but none of it is hateful--just old-fashioned. If you're interested in big names in fashion and society from the last century, this is definitely worth a read.
I've never met the woman (obviously) nor did I really know all that much about her before reading these delightful little ruminations, but now I feel like she's a long-lost great-aunt dowager countess of sorts, dispensing life wisdom and sartorial advice to keep us all as sage and glamorous as we so desire.
There are some dated, cringe-worthy elements, particularly when DV waxes rhapsodic about her servants and nannies, but none of it is hateful--just old-fashioned. If you're interested in big names in fashion and society from the last century, this is definitely worth a read.