Fashion icon, Diana Vreeland enriched the world with her brilliant imagination accompanied by her glamorous presence. Eleanor Dwight's Diana Vreeland reveals how the cosmopolitan heiress became the most influential fashion editor of the 20th century through her determination and creative talent. Vreeland's biography sums up his "spice" by recounting his personal story and professional progress. Taken from Vreeland's personal albums, this sumptuous book presents more than three hundred previously unpublished color and black and white photographs and illustrations taken by the greatest fashion photographers. of the time, including David Bailey, Cecil Beaton, Brassaü, Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Irving Penn. The photos feature designers, models and celebrities inspired by Vreeland, such as Cecil Beaton, Marisa Berenson, Truman Capote, Carmen, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy, Lauren Hutton, Jackie Kennedy, Yves Saint Laurent, Oscar de la Renta. , Elsa Schiaparelli, Andy Warhol and Elsie de Wolfe. The beginning of the book introduces Diana Dalziel, a privileged but insecure debutante who grew up in New York during the Gilded Age. Young Diana, dissatisfied with her simple appearance, made it her mission to reinvent herself. She changed her style and mannerisms. She developed grace, wit and poise. “It’s a shame your sister is so beautiful and you’re so extremely ugly,” her mother said. Despite the emotional abuse inflicted by her narcissistic mother, she remained optimistic and ultimately achieved her goal of gaining popularity among her peers. Like her socialite mother, she became a regular on the society pages. Although Diana Vreeland never attained a college education, in 1937, Harper's Bazaar hired her as a fashion editor, writer...... middle of paper ...... An important topic to learn about because she changed fashion forever. Ironically, this awkward and eccentric girl grew up to become the authority on 20th century style. During the 1940s and 1970s, she maintained a profound influence in the fashion world, dictating fashion and style trends. “You are and always will be my fashion mentor,” Jackie Kennedy wrote to Vreeland, who helped the First Lady design her signature. style that women across America emulated in the 1960s. Her astute advice thrilled readers of Harper's Bazaar from the 1930s to the 1960s, and she led Vogue in its most revolutionary years, from 1963 to 1972. Finally, she directed the hugely successful annual historical costume exhibitions at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for 13 years. Although demanding and flamboyant, she had impeccable taste. When she died, she became a legend.