I will never forget a knock at my door and opening it to find Diana Vreeland standing in front of me... Her deep voice saying "I am Diana Vreeland, from Vogue Magazine"... I would like to feature your work in Vogue.... and so it went and I had my work in two Vogue Editions. Yes, this woman was absolutely unforgettable! I am so happy to see this glimpse into her home.

@poddy6530

6 ай бұрын

Now that's a good story... Well done for getting your work in vogue. What a thrill that must have been

@collette6103

6 ай бұрын

Wow. What an honor. Any references to your work to show us. Congrats you have held that memory as a treasure.

Mrs. Vreeland wwas an icon and all the things Anna Wintour wishes she were but can never be.

I remember the days in the 60s when that month's Vogue would arrive in our mailbox. My mother and I would sit side-by-side on the living room sofa, marveling at page upon page of Vreeland's bold creativity. Her fearless approach to design and collecting was such an inspiration to so many of us in those days. And we never worried about dust! The point was a sui generis personal style that reflected our life journey and surprised and delighted our visitors.

I wish we all had her confidence.

She was the greatest! Vogue was never the same after she was gone.

@jammasterjay4298

3 ай бұрын

That Anna woman will never even think of the ideas Vreeland had in her little finger!!!! All Anna knows is marketing

She kind of reminds me of Iris Apfel ( my favorite)

@mikeletaurus4728

2 ай бұрын

Yes! And Ms. Apfel reminds me of Ms. Vreeland. They were both icons of tremendous personal style more than fashion, and entirely unique in vision. Thanks for your comment!

The apartment reflected HER. It wouldn’t be for everyone, but she was an individual and wasn’t afraid to be who she was. I think she was magnificent. And good design always represents the personality of the owner.

@fashionmomentswithellen

6 ай бұрын

I completely agree! It's so refreshing to see someone embrace their individuality and let it shine through in their living space. It's a true reflection of their personality and makes the apartment feel like a home.

@MagnusVonBenz

3 ай бұрын

it reflects her limited taste of style

@chowchops

3 ай бұрын

@@MagnusVonBenz I have no idea what that means.

Diana not only an Icon In fashion, lover of art with an incredible panache for style & taste!

@fashionmomentswithellen

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words! Diana was truly a fashion icon and her love for art and style continues to inspire us all.

I read that Diana Vreeland was grossly underpaid for what she did for Vogue. By comparison, Anna Wintour is very well paid. Someone said she had nothing of real value. That is probably why Diana was so innovative in using such vibrant color and over-the-top decor.

A creative genius

The wonderful woman was a great gift to many of us.

I was in that apartment many times, having dinner with Mrs. Vreeland. She was terrific. That first image of the apartment -- I'm not sure that is in her place, actually. It was not a large apartment, and the rooms pictured in that first photograph are neither her living room nor the dining room. I don't recognize it. And no, the place never smelled of cigarette smoke!

Ms. Vreeland is one of my favorite people.

She sure liked the color red!

A fascinating woman..her eccentricity her travels her taste..everything and everybody she surrounded herself with..fabulous...a life well lived. Very inspiring for minds of quality.

The interiors were designed by Billy Baldwin, not DV. Although she was wonderful and fascinating, give credit to the interior designer.

@MTMF.london

6 ай бұрын

Everyone in the interior design sector knows it was Billy Baldwin who executed Diana Vreeland's vision. She told him that she wanted it to look like a garden from Hell.

@mfb5242

6 ай бұрын

So glad you said that and gave Mr. Baldwin his due! Diana certainly would have!

I KNEW she was going to have a pattern on pattern room like Lee Radziwill! I envisioned it before watching the video, in the same color scheme and everything!

The colors are warm and cozy, I also like Vibin reds

A different time, an era. It seems it went so quickly, too quickly, quickly. Where was yesterday? ‘It was as though it was only just yesterday’. Gone to the pages of history, from forever cemented.

such class. i love her.

This was always multimedia inspiration! A rich life well lived! Brava!

The epitome of Park Ave chic. Love her and her style!

Beautiful apartment!!!!!!! I loved it

That apartment gives ne headaches, but it was HER home and HER taste. I hate cluter, she embraced it. It's a matter of personality. As long as she enjoyed it, nothing else should matter.

All I can think of is how to clean the apartment 🤣

@veronabarberini3942

6 ай бұрын

Are you a cleaning lady?

She was the pivotal figure who translated (especially Parisian) High Fashion to the rich American buyers, from one side, and on the other showed it to the masses during the Golden Age of both HC and RTW. She defined our cultural History doing it, this is why she's a Historic figure herself. Comparing her to Anna Wintour, because of their job, it is like comparing Basquiat to an English Lady Fishmonger working after the disasters of Brexit.

It’s a wonderful place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there. It’s spectacular and inspiring and matches her aesthetic, and I know my aesthetic would be considered toned down by her standards, and that’s okay-to each their own. I enjoyed the video very much. Thanks you.

@fashionmomentswithellen

6 ай бұрын

I totally agree!

The apartment was a labor of love. The photography wasn’t the best to compliment it…as the flash was used. I can well imagine it to’ve been very warm and inviting with 20th century incandescent lighting and real candle light when entertaining. Her apartment co-op is no larger than my own. I would’ve loved to have known her.

@fashionmomentswithellen

6 ай бұрын

Good point!

Divine. Thanks so much!!!🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

She actually said “I want my apartment to look like a garden: a garden in hell!” well, mission accomplished, also, I love it!!

@fashionmomentswithellen

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! I'm thrilled that you're enjoying the apartment makeover. Your support means a lot to me.

@pedrokass2973

6 ай бұрын

after said that the housekeeper saying:it's my last day Mrs. Vreeland!

Her red wallpaper reminds me of Jackie O's NY apartment dining room.

Thank you for sharing a beautiful and gorgeous home of a very very nice lady!!! ❤❤😊😊

@fashionmomentswithellen

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

I love Diana Vreeland. Such an interesting woman.

Some of the rooms, especially the very busy red ones, reminded me of some of Lee Radziwill's interior décor. The floor-to-ceiling printed fabric on walls and then upholstering the furniture must have been something that appealed specifically to the elites of the 1960s. The profusion of prints, more-is-more, was of a particular _zeitgeist_ that no longer exists.

@Bunny-ch2ul

6 ай бұрын

That more is more is more is a response to being able to comfortably travel the world. This was the birth of globalization, and people who could afford it liked to show that they'd been everywhere. That works really well with a super maximalist style. My grandparents were diplomats and had a WASP-ier more subdued take on that style. They didn't go in for pattern as much as rich colors, but it was zillions of books in every room, and art and foreign objects for days. I personally LOVE this kind of maximalism, but it's a tough look to pull off authentically because you have to be very cultured, very interesting, and really able to edit to get it to work.

@mon_avis2978

5 ай бұрын

@@Bunny-ch2ul Thanks for your thoughtful reply, esp. that the seeds of globalism are suggested by that décor. I agree wholeheartedly about recreating that _luxe_ and cultured ambience and understand wanting to live and be in it.

A lot of people Jackie Kennedy’s sister matching drapes with wall paper and massive art collections . Must have been the style of that time . Lots of silks and fabric bold and bright .. as long as Diana loved it is most important

Zow-E. That apartment is something else. I've seen a picture or two of it, but never this much. Thanks for sharing all this. I couldn't live there, but it was wonderful and just right for a wonderfuly lady. Viewers of this video might enjoy Diana Vreeland's autobiographical book "D.V.", terrific reading material.

Was this voiced by Jared Harris ? Gorgeous home. I have her signed autobiography on my shelf, impressive woman.

Affascinante la casa, gran gusto in ogni cosa, lei priva di bellezza, ma ricchissima .

Fabulous

A lot of people Jackie Kennedy’s sister marched drapes with wall paper and massive art collections . Must have been the style of that time . Lots of silks and fabric bold and bright .. as long as Diana loved it is most important

Rajah as Diana Vreeland is superb. A bench mark for modern theatre.

a real nightmare with a big lack of respiration; A kind of permanent apnea

I love it, the apartment is inspiring. Mostly, because I'm an artist and no minimalist either.

Everything blended “HARMONIOUSLY”… yeah, right 😵‍💫

Love, love love.

Diana Vreeland says the gift to Vogue she embodied the even more than the current director Anna woinntour. Anna would agree with me that Diana became the embodiment of Vogue everything about Vogue everything good about Vogue

The place looks like a decorator’s prank.

@user-gp7et4dg2s

4 ай бұрын

A decorators joke for someone with no taste.

No one will be like Diana, she had a keen eye and she knew that different meant new and fantastic and to be embraced and celebrated from Harper's to Vogue to the Met she made an incredible mark in the world of NY and Fashion and she had the most amazing STYLE her best quote will be: There's only one very good life and that's the life you know that you want and you make it yourself! quite true!! The documentary about her was amazing: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hJxsj5iJgszfo9I.html&ab_channel=RottenTomatoesTrailers

You asked a question and I'll give you my answer. No, it not as spectacular as I thought it would be, but it was no doubt innovative for it's day. 🧚‍♀

Thank you 🙏 🎉 ❤ enjoyed the experience!!

“Dahling, I love you but give me Park Avenue.” Lisa Douglas

@teecee9113

8 күн бұрын

I just recently bought the first 3 seasons of Green Acres. I am loving the memories it's brought back. Lisa/Eva was wonderful. I love her look/fashion. 🙂👍

Well done. Thank you. A note: Ms. Vreeland and her family pronounced her first name "dee-AH-na," not "die-A-na." A minor quibble, but worth pointing out. If you don't believe me, watch "The Eye Has to Travel," a superb documentary film about Ms. Vreeland's life.

@fashionmomentswithellen

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for that!

Thank you for this amazing video about amazing person!

I really like this apartment. Such style!

I liked her style. Carol from California

I 'completely' respect individualism and style (eclectic being impossible to replicate due to its personal individuality. All that said, personally tI could not live with so much colour in my personal space, although personal and beautiful it is.

She was not a minimalist (understatement).

@susanswinskey8573

6 ай бұрын

Gaudy

@marquamfurniture

6 ай бұрын

@@susanswinskey8573 Lush, lavish and over-the-top, but not vulgar. Highly original at the time.

@johnviewpoint7813

6 ай бұрын

You are the master of understatement. Dusting that apartment would drive a sane person into the arms of a mental health professional

@alfredbonnabel7022

6 ай бұрын

I wish they'd research their subjects...

@margaretross9150

6 ай бұрын

@@johnviewpoint7813 😂

Amo ver estos videos ver q hay gente q vive realmente en el cielo

Love it ❤

Ans this is why people turned on chintz, hahaha! Well they all had it back in the day and the red was a great backdrop for Ms. Vreeland who would stand out in *any* room and this proves it. Absolutely the coolest fashion person ever!

I'm getting a migraine just watching this. Imagine have to live in that apartment.

Yes!

One beautiful, tasteful, extremely large dust collector.

Luxurious clutter.

She had the money but boy what a house clean up .She had a lot going on in her house

Because of all the red floral designs she loved, Diana called her home "The Garden From Hell".

Vibrant reds, great taste, wonderful staging, however, makes me a bit tired while an admirer of DV.

Such talent!

I love these short pieces showing the interiors of famous apartments and homes and the different styles and tastes in lifestyles and furnishings, remembering all the while that these are homes that people come home to, go to sleep and wake up in and carry on with their personal lives. All are gorgeous and unique but some look rather difficult to relax in - where do you flop? Is that couch comfortable to take a nap on? Where can I relax and just do nothing, play a game of cards or a boardgame, read a book or a magazine or watch a movie or TV? Some of these interiors must need dusting and polishing at least once a day to maintain the lush appearance. Just wondering...........

To each her own.

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Ahead of her time.🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

Her maiden name, Dalziel, is pronounced "Day-elle'

Looks like Sanford and Sons.

@courtneykirk478

5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

A true Grande Dame...oh la la 😉

Feel sorry for her house cleaners. She sure loved her dust collectors.

@rbsmith3365

6 ай бұрын

She smokes. I hope that all windows are open and spray lot of Lysol.

@MTMF.london

6 ай бұрын

I am sure they were paid - they didn't do it for the love of it.

Its not my thing. Very DV!!! Impeccable!

My thoughts? How did she get anything done for all the smoking?

@MTMF.london

6 ай бұрын

I think you can smoke and do other things at the same time.

There is sometimes a fine line between love and hate.

Curious who owns the apartment today and how it looks.

A 20th Century retelling of "The Emperor's New Clothes."

It is her studio. And she has ppl to clean it up

Haut Clutteur

What happened to her apartment and all the furnishings within the collection?

Quite amazing. She had absolutely flawless bad taste.

Holy M.O.G, hardly relaxing is it! Honestly, I couldn’t cope with it at all!

Very fond of red.

Shocking how good looking her husband was! 😳

@dagmarvandoren9364

5 ай бұрын

Was???? What dies that mean?....

Each to his own . . . I get dizzy just looking at her "harmonious" apartment.😅

Rich. Yes. Wonderful, fabulous individual choices. But, somehow together, omgehpachka.

My kinda style.. !!!

So glad I wasn’t the house cleaner! Waaaay to busy and stuffed. An organized hoarder! 😮. But to each their own. ❤

@fashionmomentswithellen

6 ай бұрын

So true!

I kind of feel epileptic now.

@tyramey1265

6 ай бұрын

Snort laugh. Thank you.

Loved your portrayal, but why no mention made of the other genius who played an integral role in fulfilling her decorative vision? Billy Baldwin (my personal design hero), interpreted her desire for a “a garden in Hell” and the result is one of the most original collaborations in modern design history.

I was shocked by the fact that Diana Vreeland vetoed the first black super model Donyale Loona from appearing in her magazine's publications.

......... she was the queen of chintz'....

The interior was the de rigueur of design at that time. Especially on Park Ave. I like it. However, I do rather think the place probably reeked of cigarette smoking.

@davidcattin7006

6 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly! Smoking in those expensive clothes, and that beautiful apartment.

@marquamfurniture

6 ай бұрын

The stench and discoloration would permeate EVERYTHING!

@ed_leonardi

6 ай бұрын

Not if you have maids to clean it everyday, which she had. My mother smoked as much and her place smelled of perfume. Everyday cleaning is your best friend 😉

Lo siento no he podido acabar de ver el video, la Sra. Vreeland no sabía lo que era el polvo pero quien limpiaba su casa la debía odiar, todo lleno de cacharritos que limpiar a diario por capricho de la doña, mira yo no he podido ni acabar el video. viva el minimalismo! (y el personal de esta casa)

Two problems in the narrative: Dalziel is pronoiunced De'el by Scots, and ger father was Scots. Those in the know in NYC pronounced her name Dee-ana, not Die-ana.

4:14 Does anybody know, if that's Richard Avedon behind the camera?

@jasoncyclist

6 ай бұрын

Yes, I believe it is Richard Avedon. It certainly looks like him. He and Diana Vreeland were friends.

@erosamuk

6 ай бұрын

@@jasoncyclist Thank you! That's cool. Avedon was everywhere. Extraordinary oeuvre.