D.V.

"An entertaining memoir" (New York Times) from one of the 20th century's greatest fashion icons.D.V. is the mesmerizing autobiography of Diana Vreeland, the one-time fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar and editor-in-chief of Vogue, whose incomparable style-sense, genius, and flair helped define the world of haute couture for fifty years. The incomparable D.V. proves herself a brilliant raconteur as she carries the reader along on her whirlwind life—from English palaces to the nightclubs of Paris in the 1930s to the heart of New York high society, hobnobbing with everyone who was anyone, from Queen Mary to Clark Gable to Coco Chanel."An evening with D.V. is almost as marvelous as an evening with D.V. [herself]—same magic, same spontaneity and, above all, never a boring moment." —Bill Blass"Vreeland shows us an utterly theatrical raconteuse who turns anecdotes into dramatic monologues, editorial pronouncements into rhapsodies." —San Francisco Chronicle"All told, D.V. is a splendid read created by an observant woman whose curiosity and zest for living virtually leap from every page." —Variety Read more