Diana Vreeland Quotes

Style has replaced elegance. Before, I believed that style is something a person embodied. But now it's so easy to buy good style if you have the money.

Money does not make you look expensive, it’s taste.

That's the staggering, humorous thing about money. If you haven't got taste, money doesn't matter: You'll always look ghastly.

Shoes for men are about elegance or wealth, they are not playing with the inner character. That is why women are happy to wear painful shoes.

My interest in society - at times so pronounced that the word 'snob' comes a little to mind - derives from the fact that I like an immense number of things which society, money, and position bring in their train: painting, tapestries, rare books, smart dresses, dances, gardens, country houses, correct cuisine, and pretty women.

Money doesn't buy class.

Something about glamour interested me. All my schoolbooks had drawings of women on terraces with a cocktail and a cigarette.

I was the good Bond girl, but I wanted to have the dresses and the high heels. I wanted the funky, sexy name.

I don't wear diamond necklaces. I'm not against it but I never could afford it, so now I just wear gold. I wear bracelets, rings, anklets.

I tend to dress a little more sophisticated than most women do.

Money is the sinews of love, as of war.

I'm a fan of designers and clothes that look beautiful, but more importantly, make me feel beautiful and confident. It's why I've always loved Stella McCartney, and more recently, Prabal Gurung. Their pieces are cool, yet timeless, and the fits are effortlessly flattering.

I have some wonderful suits in my closet, a lovely car, some refined watches.

Men with style are great because they have a sense of self.

I own some Victoria Beckham dresses; they make me feel great.

I've always been obsessed with style and glamor and if I want anyone to get anything out of my book, it's how we can all have them in our lives.

For me there ain't no high heel high enough.

The more money the louder it talks.

I'm enjoying the money, the big house, the cars; what ghetto kid wouldn't?

In a political contest, the use of some [money] is both right, and indispensable.

I love accessorizing with jewelry.

I like clothes that make me feel good. My favourite designers include Michelle Jonas and Dolce & Gabbana. Their clothes make me feel as if I'm Sophia Loren - really womanly.

I got my style from my mom, she was a classy lady.

I don't have a sponsor or come from an exotic country where I can bring tonnes of money.

Money talks; there's no question about it.