Diana Vreeland

Diana Vreeland (September 29, 1903 – August 22, 1989) was an American fashion columnist and editor. She worked for the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar and as editor-in-chief at Vogue, later becoming a special consultant to the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was named on the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1964. Vreeland coined the term youthquake in 1965.

Diana Vreeland
Diana Vreeland (1979) by Horst P. Horst
Born
Diana Dalziel

(1903-09-29)September 29, 1903
Paris, France
DiedAugust 22, 1989(1989-08-22) (aged 85)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Magazine editor
  • fashion journalist
Years active1936–89
Employer(s)Hearst Corporation and Condé Nast Publications
AgentIrving Paul Lazar
TitleEditor-in-chief of Vogue
Term1963–71
PredecessorJessica Daves
SuccessorGrace Mirabella
Spouse
Thomas Reed Vreeland
(m. 1924; died 1966)
Children2, including Frederick Vreeland
Parents
Relatives
  • Nicholas Vreeland (grandson)
  • Pauline de Rothschild (cousin)
Awards
  • Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur (1976)
  • Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1970)
Websitewww.dianavreeland.com
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