{"id":34198,"date":"2016-07-22T10:54:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T09:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=34198"},"modified":"2016-07-29T15:58:55","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T14:58:55","slug":"vivid-fashion-goddesses-and-their-lasting-legacies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=34198","title":{"rendered":"Vivid: Fashion Goddesses and Their Lasting Legacies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s rare to find people in the world of fashion with\u00a0legacies that last\u00a0for decades. Although few achieve this, it\u2019s important to reflect on those who do. Both Sandy Schreier\u2014the world&#8217;s largest collector of couture\u2014and Diana Vreeland\u2014 noted fashion editor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/em><\/a> and Editor-in-Chief of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Vogue<\/em><\/a>, have achieved the status of a\u00a0\u201cFashion Goddess.\u201d Below is a reflection on what these iconic fashion influencers\u00a0have accomplished\u00a0and what is in store for the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIANA VREELAND, THE EMPRESS OF FASHION: AMERICAN SOCIALITE, FASHIONISTA, COLUMNIST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diana Vreeland began her iconic career as a journalist at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/i><\/a> in 1936. After noticing Mrs. Vreeland\u2019s distinctive style and gown one night at a party, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Bazaar <\/i><\/a>editor at the time, Carmel Snow, tried Mrs. Vreeland. Mrs. Snow provided Diana with the rare attention and opportunity to swiftly enter the fashion world at large. Mrs. Vreeland began with the column \u201cWhy Don\u2019t You\u2026?\u201d making her the ultimate American housewife savant, as she offered outlandish fashion and lifestyle tips in every edition. What made her character unique is the way in with she took fashion so seriously and openly disagreed the American approach to fashion.<\/p>\n<p>As she moved up through the ranks, Mrs. Vreeland became the fashion editor at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Harper&#8217;s Bazaar<\/i><\/a> for 26 years until 1960 where she would leave an ever-lasting legacy, establishing herself as one of the world\u2019s leading experts of style.\u00a0 Then, in 1962 Vreeland joined <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Vogue <\/i><\/a>as Editor-in-Chief where she would continue as an influential icon in the fashion world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hello.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34269\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hello.jpg?resize=580%2C386\" alt=\"hello\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hello.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hello.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hello.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hello.jpg?resize=680%2C452&amp;ssl=1 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe enjoyed her social and professional status at Vogue and wrote beautifully descriptive fashion columns expressing the budding fashion scene of the 60s. She was a lover of originality, defying everything that was conventional and frozen in time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If it were not for Mrs. Vreeland, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Vogue<\/a> would not have become what it is today\u2014\u201cshe made it into the golden years of Vogue\u201d by highlighting the unusual and imperfect features of people rather than exclusively focusing on the classic ideas of beauty.<\/p>\n<p>In 1971, Mrs. Vreeland left <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Vogue<\/i><\/a> but NOT the world of fashion. She became the primary consultant to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/about-the-met\/curatorial-departments\/the-costume-institute\" target=\"_blank\">Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a> in New York, and is credited for putting together around twelve different fashion exhibitions. Mrs. Vreeland took her influential powers with her as \u201cshe revolutionized the role of museums by exhibiting FASHION as ART and successfully captivating crowds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIANA VREELAND PARFUMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diana Vreeland\u2019s grandson, Alexander, longed to carry on his famed grandmother\u2019s impressive legacy by way of producing a long lasting sensation as she did with her life. Mrs. Vreeland adored perfumes and would routinely use fragrance to freshen herself up. Among the several rituals Mrs. Vreeland deemed essential, presenting oneself in a proper manner\u2014accompanied by a signature smell\u2014was one that stood out above all else. She believed there to be romantic and mysterious aspects within a fragrance, leading to incite a sense of fascination and desire when worn. This inspiration led\u00a0to the creation of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianavreeland.com\/fragrance\" target=\"_blank\">Diana Vreeland Parfums<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianavreeland.com\/fragrance\" target=\"_blank\">Diana Vreeland Parfums<\/a> partnered with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iff.com\" target=\"_blank\">International Flavors and Fragrances <\/a>to produce a luxurious collection consisting of the highest quality perfumes. The aim of this collection was to create a diverse range of fragrances to bring about the qualities Mrs. Vreeland believed were captured in a perfume.<\/p>\n<p>The distinctively bold fragrances that came out of this desire turned out to be enduring and passionate. Each one is unique in its own way, just as Mrs. Vreeland\u2019s admiration for diverse cultures and beauty is exquisitely expressed in this collection.<\/p>\n<p>The three new fragrances are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianavreeland.com\/product\/fragrance-simply-divine\" target=\"_blank\">Simply Divine<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianavreeland.com\/product\/fragrance-outrageously-vibrant\" target=\"_blank\">Outrageously Vibrant<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianavreeland.com\/product\/fragrance-daringly-different\" target=\"_blank\">Daringly different<\/a>. The scents have been determined as parfum absolu&#8217;s because they contain a greater\u00a0concentration of fragrance oil \u2014 25 percent \u2014 than the standard 15 to 18 percent that make\u00a0up an eau de parfum.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/lady-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34636\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/lady-1.jpg?resize=580%2C350\" alt=\"lady 1\" width=\"580\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/lady-1.jpg?w=722&amp;ssl=1 722w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/lady-1.jpg?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/lady-1.jpg?resize=600%2C362&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/lady-1.jpg?resize=680%2C410&amp;ssl=1 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianavreeland.com\/product\/fragrance-simply-divine\" target=\"_blank\">Simply Divine<\/a>: \u201cAn ode to the exceptional beauty and luminous expression of the iconic tuberose flower, magnified by fresh notes of crushed leaves and a touch of nutmeg. Wrapped in sandalwood, lush orange flower and jasmine emanate from the heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianavreeland.com\/product\/fragrance-outrageously-vibrant\" target=\"_blank\">Outrageously Vibrant<\/a>: \u201cA daring, unexpected fragrance rich with patchouli and a sophisticated rose bouquet contrasted impeccably with the electric, saturated, and exuberant facets of cassis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianavreeland.com\/product\/fragrance-daringly-different\" target=\"_blank\">Daringly Different<\/a>: \u201cThis hypnotic scent of luxurious and sophisticated iris is balanced with the deep smokey faces of our complemented by nuances of Turkish rose, tonka, and leathery notes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SANDY SCHREIER, FASHION LEGEND: WORLD&#8217;S LARGEST COUTURE COLLECTOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sandy Schreier is the world\u2019s largest private collector of couture clothing. Her vast collection includes over 15,000 pieces of American fashion and iconic Hollywood costumes, and French couture\u2014including some of the most important pieces of the twentieth\u00a0century. Moreover, Mrs. Schreier has written four books, <i>Hollywood Dressed &amp; Undressed: A Century of Cinema Style; Hollywood Gets Married; and most recently Desperately Seeking Fashion<\/i>. Furthermore, Mrs. Schreier is a fashion historian, as she has worked with a plethora of curators for numerous costume exhibits all around the globe. Pieces from Mrs. Schreier&#8217;s collection that date back to the late-ninteenth century all the way to the present have been displayed at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.louvre.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\">Louvre<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vam.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria &amp;\u00a0Albert\u00a0Museum<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hermitagemuseum.org\/wps\/portal\/hermitage\/?lng=en\" target=\"_blank\">the Hermitage<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\">the Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artic.edu\" target=\"_blank\">the Art Institute of Chicago<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sandy-.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34273\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sandy-.jpg?resize=580%2C386\" alt=\"sandy\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sandy-.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sandy-.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sandy-.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sandy-.jpg?resize=680%2C452&amp;ssl=1 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emotionally, what do you consider to be the most important piece(s) of your collection and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a question I\u2019ve answered many many times and my answer was always the same:\u00a0 that my<br \/>\nhusband Sherwin, who I was with since the age of 13, was always the most important piece in<br \/>\nmy collection.\u00a0 But, sad to say, I lost him to Cancer a short time ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the smallest, and most delicate piece you own?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The smallest and most fragile are the Poiret scent bottles.\u00a0 The most delicate is the Poiret parasol with the Dufy fabric.\u00a0 When the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\">Metropolitan Museum<\/a> in New York showed it in their Poiret exhibition, I persuaded them not to open it fully, for fear the rare fabric would split. Another \u201csmall\u201d piece of the collection is the famous Twiggy dress worn by the famous petite model of the Sixties.\u00a0 The Met had to get a special mannequin for their exhibit because it\u2019s very \u00a0small size.\u00a0 Twiggy wore the metal mesh mini, in a Richard Avedon photo for Vogue, August 1, 1967. It was designed by Roberto Rojas, who has recently become a personal friend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/clothes.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34260\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/clothes.jpg?resize=580%2C431\" alt=\"clothes\" width=\"580\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/clothes.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/clothes.jpg?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/clothes.jpg?resize=600%2C445&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/clothes.jpg?resize=680%2C505&amp;ssl=1 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you ever acquired\u00a0a piece in your collection that has truly, above all others, \u00a0lived up to the grandeur of its significance?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You could be talking about dozens of significant pieces, but a PAQUIN evening gown from 1939 stands out.\u00a0 It is orange and green chiffon with appliqued poppies and the dress evokes John McCrae\u2019s poem \u201cIn Flander\u2019s Field:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/scan0001-3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34265\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/scan0001-3-680x1024.jpg?resize=270%2C406\" alt=\"scan0001-3\" width=\"270\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/scan0001-3.jpg?resize=680%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/scan0001-3.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/scan0001-3.jpg?resize=600%2C903&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/scan0001-3.jpg?resize=300%2C451&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/scan0001-3.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cIn Flanders Fields the poppies blow<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Between the crosses row on row<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That mark our place;\u00a0 and in the sky<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The larks, still bravely singing, fly<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Scarce heard amid the guns below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We are the Dead.\u00a0 Short days ago<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Loved and were loved, and now we lie<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In Flanders Fields.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Take up our quarrel with the foe;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To you from falling hands we throw<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The torch;\u00a0 be yours to hold it high.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If ye break faith with us who die<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We shall not sleep, though poppies grow<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In Flanders Fields.<\/p>\n<p>This gown was shown at The Met\u2019s exhibition BLITHE SPIRIT, along with the Duchess of Windsor\u2019s wedding gown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was one of the hardest pieces you fought to get and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The hardest pieces were probably the Gladiator by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mugler.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Mugler<\/a>, which I bought at a Paris auction and Rudi Gernreich\u2019s \u201ctopless\u201d swimsuit.\u00a0 In an article about me in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\" target=\"_blank\">Architectural Digest<\/a>, I said that the only piece that I needed to \u201ccomplete\u201d my collection was Rudi\u2019s topless.\u00a0 I was a friend of the designer and his topless model , Peggy Moffitt, is still a good friend.\u00a0 Of course, she owns one (or two or three), but mine was hard to come by. Many years after the article appeared, a reader saw an old issue of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\" target=\"_blank\">Architectural Digest<\/a> and remembered that his aunt owned one and had just passed away. It was in the original box and had never been worn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sandy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sandy.jpg?resize=580%2C544\" alt=\"page1\" width=\"580\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sandy.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sandy.jpg?resize=300%2C281&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sandy.jpg?resize=600%2C563&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/sandy.jpg?resize=680%2C638&amp;ssl=1 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>As the world&#8217;s largest private collector of couture, where do you feel couture is headed? What direction?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is the end of couture in sight?:\u00a0 I hope not, but, since retailing is going through such drastic changes, I fear that the couture may be a dying art form. It\u2019s almost embarrassing to speak about, collect, admire, and\/or purchase couture in the times in which we live: a time of worldwide terrorism, homelessness, starvation and disease.\u00a0 Too many more problems to list. . ..If The Couture lives on, it will, no doubt, go down as the great eye candy of the 20<sup>th<\/sup>\/21<sup>st<\/sup> centuries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/unknown.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/unknown.jpeg?resize=580%2C410\" alt=\"unknown\" width=\"580\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/unknown.jpeg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/unknown.jpeg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/unknown.jpeg?resize=600%2C424&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/unknown.jpeg?resize=680%2C480&amp;ssl=1 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which items\u00a0in your collection do you consider to stand out against all others? Are there pieces where\u00a0the craft is so magnificent that you actually marvel at them? If so, then what makes them stand out and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pieces that stand out, that is, to the general public, are not the most intellectual, nor the most valuable, but are a representation of fashion and couture as part of the art form known as \u201cpop\u201d culture, meaning they are, for the most part, highly recognizable and popular with today\u2019s society. Some examples are Rudi\u2019s \u201ctopless,\u201d Mr. Saint Laurent\u2019s \u201cMondrian or Picasso\u201d dresses; Bjork\u2019s \u201cswan dress,\u201d (worn at The Oscars); Mark Spitz\u2019s Olympic swimsuit; Farrah Fawcett\u2019s poster swimsuit; Madonna\u2019s Gaultier gold lame corset; anything with the label Alexander McQueen, etc., etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screenshot-2016-07-21-15.10.03.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-34276\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screenshot-2016-07-21-15.10.03.png?resize=313%2C368\" alt=\"Screenshot 2016-07-21 15.10.03\" width=\"313\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screenshot-2016-07-21-15.10.03.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screenshot-2016-07-21-15.10.03.png?resize=254%2C300&amp;ssl=1 254w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screenshot-2016-07-21-15.10.03.png?resize=600%2C707&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screenshot-2016-07-21-15.10.03.png?resize=680%2C801&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Screenshot-2016-07-21-15.10.03.png?resize=300%2C353&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where is the strangest place you ever acquired a piece from?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I found a great Balenciaga (and also a fabulous Poiret) in a bag of rags under a table at an outdoor Farmer\u2019s market in mid-Michigan along with fruit and vegetables.\u00a0 Those days, I fear, are gone forever.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Being that Diana Vreeland was at one point the\u00a0consultant for the Costume \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Institute at\u00a0the Met, and knowing that several of your pieces have been featured in many collections at the Met throughout the years, did you ever have any connection or interactions with Diana Vreeland? And if so, what were your interactions like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m proud to say that most of The Met curators have been and still are my good friends.\u00a0 I only met Mrs. Vreeland one time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there\u00a0anything\u00a0you feel as passionate about the way you do about collecting couture?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of course I\u2019m passionate about my family, especially my seven grandchildren, who are all gorgeous and talented geniuses!\u00a0 But, this year, music has come back into my life by way of a new friend.\u00a0 In a past lifetime, I was a concert pianist but, with raising four children, appearing on TV, doing stage engagements, Writing books and articles, etc., etc., the music lover in me all but disappeared and it\u2019s surprise reappearance has helped me move on with my life, a new life without my husband.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s rare to find people in the world of fashion with\u00a0legacies that last\u00a0for decades. 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