Diana Vreeland Quotes

Charm is to a woman what perfume is to a flower.

A fragrance that matches the personality of the man or woman who wears it is an integral part of the memory that you have of him or her. It goes without saying that it's a formidable weapon of seduction.

I can make a scene that's not supposed to be sexy, very sexy. It's a power you're born with. It's not a physical thing, it comes from inside. It's all in the eyes.

Charm is an intangible. Chutzpah, charm, charisma, that kind of thing, you can't buy it. You either have it or you don't.

I wear men's cologne - it gets the fellas!

To me, sex appeal means that when an actress is on the screen, she just engulfs the whole screen.

Wear perfume wherever you want to be kissed!

A fragrance always combines femininity and sensuality.

I think sexiness in most people - and this is going to sound superficial - is definitely something you don't plan.

Of the women in my childhood, I retain above all the memory of their perfumes, perfumes that lingered - filling the lift with fragrance long after they had gone.

My mom would have different fragrances for different times of the year. They were a part of her identity. I don't remember the specific ones she used, but I remember the bottles.

You don't have to hit anybody on the head to be sexy.

I remember when I came home from the hospital after having my son, I wore a Narciso Rodriguez black coat. Then, I was using this fragrance that I had created. I walk by that coat, and it still smells like that fragrance. It takes you right there.

Yes, I always remember my dad's, mom's and my grandma's perfumes.

If you want someone to miss you, go secretly and spray your fragrance somewhere.

I think scent is sensual. I guess evoking a mood or a spirit is key, and I think with the women's fragrances we have evoked different types, moods or sensibilities of a woman - whether it's Daisy with the sweetness and the innocence or Lola which is more provocative, sexy and sultry.

It's a sort of bloom on a woman. If you have it, you don't need to have anything else; and if you don't have it, it doesn't much matter what else you have.

I'm not sure I can explain the nature of Jack Kennedy's charm, but he took life just as it came.

Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration.

Glamour is not something you possess but something you perceive, not something you have but something you feel. It is a subjective response to a stimulus.

I think a fragrance is more of a signature than even what you wear - something you'll remember more down the road than a shirt.

There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don't need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain.

I think hidden underneath a lot of teachers are very sexy women.

There is an element of seduction in shoes that doesn't exist for men. A woman can be sexy, charming, witty or shy with her shoes.

Sexy is kind of like an aura around someone.