13 August 2010

DV:RE butterflies are free

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THE CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS Inc.

                   MISS MARABELLA
To               BARON DE GUNZBURG         From MRS. VREELAND            Date August 13,1970
                   MRS SIMPSON
Copy to        MRS SCHIFF
                   MRS. MELLEN
                   MRS DI MONTEZEMOLO
                   MRS. HOVEY
                   MISS DONOVAN
                   MRS. INGERSOLL
                   MISS MC KENNA
                   MRS. BUTLER
                   MISS WINKELHORN
                   MISS HAYS
                   MRS. FRANKEL
                   MR. DUHE
                   MRS, BLACKMON
                   MRS. GROSS
                   MISS CANNE
                   MISS SLAVIN


                  Don't forget the butterfly is the motif of Paris and Rome and Milan.
                  It may not be new to us because of various flea market butterflies
                  we have seen from time to time but butterflies are just divine 
                  and are everywhere as ornaments on the shoulder, at the wrist.

                  BiBi: 

                  Isn't it quite important that you should really do something about
                  this. I do think that a divine halo of butterflies would be so
                  pretty on a little base fluttering about the face, down the neck
                  on small wires. This could most easily be made.

                  What's happening about the belts at the waist. I would deeply 
                  appreciate it if I could have an answer from you as to what
                  is in work for Bali.



ALEXANDER MCQUEEN'S SPRING 2008 COLLECTION- A TRIBUTE TO ISABELLA BLOW & 
THE HAT  "a divine halo of butterflies " IS BY PHILIP TREACY- 
                                                         
    -they must have gotten the memo.

Wonder what MRS. VREELAND would have made of that halo & of this tripartite- Zeus, Leto & Apollo?





image from style.com here
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5 comments:

  1. That is absolutel to die for. I am glad Philip got the memo!

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  2. I am feeling rather at a loss for words these days, with much going on. Good things. But I must tell you that there are no words for how much I love this post. Truly.

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  3. Love this! Have you ever read "October Blood" by Francine du Plessix Gray? You must!

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  4. Poetic- I will check into that right away! I love her writing have read several of hers. pgt

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  5. PGT Little Augury, I am loving all things Diana Vreeland at this moment... just bonkers for her! Your DV Grey post and this butterfly one are "a bit of all right". Could BiBi have been Bebe Berard, or was this a different Bibi? More DV please!

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