The Vreelands moved back to New York in 1935. Vreeland is more of a connoisseur of fashion than anyone I know" (Beaton, p. Vreeland is unquestionably the Madame de Sévigné of fashion's court: witty, brilliant, intensely human, gifted like Madame de Sévigné with a superb flair for anecdotes that she communicates verbally rather than in epistles, Mrs. As a patron of designers such as Jean Patou, Elsa Schiaparelli, Madeleine Vionnet, and Main-bocher, Vreeland's flair for dressing, combined with her social standing, made her the subject of commentary in the social pages and in magazines such as American Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Town and Country. In London Vreeland started her career in fashion by opening a lingerie shop in the city, and her frequent visits to Paris familiarized her with haute couture. The couple moved to London in 1929, where they remained until 1933. In 1924, Diana married Thomas Reed Vreeland, a socially prominent banker. According to Vreeland's biographer, she was a vivacious child who was interested in fantasy and the transforming powers of artifice from a very young age. The Dalziels moved to New York in 1904, where the socially eminent family enjoyed a prosperous lifestyle. Diana Vreeland was born in Paris in 1903 to Emily Key Hoffman and Frederick Young Dalziel. Diana Vreeland (1903–1989) was, and continues to be, an iconic figure in fashion history, whose distinctive personal style and penchant for fantasy influenced her work at Vogue and the exhibitions she organized at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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