"She loved the avant-garde, but beneath it all she was very old-fashioned in the best sense. She had the grand manner and all the marvelous manners. She loved fun and she loved young people but probably not as much as they loved her." - C. Z. Guest on Diana Vreeland 

". . . But the point is that they were so charming and amusing—to me, not just to the men."

"Why are these girls so charming to me? I asked one of the men."

"Because, he said, the first rule that a geisha is taught, at the age of nine, is to be charming to other women."

"I thought that was something we could learn in the West. Every girl in the world should have geisha training."

- D.V. (p. 36)

I was wearing:

Vintage Kimono

Dita Eyewear Temptation Cat Eye

Zimmermann Pearl Top

Alexis Lace Pants

THP Shop Earrings

Photos byKeziban Barry