Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart animals His numerous images of the

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Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart animals His numerous images of the8vo. pp. 419. 8 double sided illustrated plates. biblio. index. bds. dw. [New York]: HarperCollins, [2012]. Diane von Furstenberg once called Diana Vreeland a "beacon of fashion for the twentieth century." Now, in this definitive biography by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart, is the story of the iconic fashion editor as you've never seen her before. From her career at the helms of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, to her reign as consultant to the Costume Institute