THE Diana Vreeland

Embarrassingly enough I only found out who Diana Vreeland was when her documentary 'Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel' aired on ABC a month or so ago. A week later I purchased her book 'Diana Vreeland'.

"I realised if I was going to make it, I was going to have to stand out." And so she did. Her original, extravagant, sense of madness made her career as editor at Harpers Bazaar and editor-in-chief at Vogue. She created a whole new outlook of fashion. It was transformed to fun, colourful and showing more personality which Twiggy showed in the magazines.

In the documentary Diana often said 'pizazz' which just shows how extreme and out there she was. She would also say great, great! GREAT, GREAT!! with sort of a crescendo to her voice this just emphasises her passion for fashion.

Diana Vreeland in her living room 'A Garden in Hell'

"A new dress doesn't get you anywhere, its the life that you have in the dress" - Diana Vreeland

The documentary is really fun and enjoyable. Diana's words are inspiring and her creative way of life. So go on watch the trailer below to to get a little feel for it. You will like it ;) ;) :) :) I even bought the dvd so I can have it forever!

Jeff Wall

Despite feeling rather sick this morning I made a trip to the MCA to catch the last day of Jeff Wall's photographic exhibition. It was fantastic. I can't believe how much thought and effort goes towards his photographs. For example it took him up to five years to produce an image based on a scene from a novel. Wall uses a 100 year old camera to shoot his photographs but however uses the process of photomontage to edit and bring the photograph together. Also the way he displays his photographs through a transparent light box gives it a contemporary edge. Such a creative character! more info