I have to admit I didn't know much about Diana Vreeland and her career before starting uni but this has all changed!
After watching 'The Eye Has To Travel' I thought of Diana to be a strong, independent woman and her views and opinions were not to be messed with. Her wonderful career as fashion editor at Harpers Bazaar with her column 'Why Don't You...' which let her share her extravagant and thought provoking ideas with the readers. She then moved up the ladder and became editor-in-chief at Vogue. This showed how passionate she was towards fashion and that it wasn't just a job to her, far from it, it was her whole entire life.
This was extremely prominent when Diana lost her job and her career. She came across as heartbroken and lost without her job whereas when she spoke about the death of her husband it was clear to see how unemotional and unattached she was towards his death. This did make Diana come across heartless and a bit of an 'ice queen' although I don't fully believe this is her true personality. After watching this film I wondered whether her lack of emotional towards her husband and personal life was because she wasn't willing to bare her soul for the cameras and allow people to get close to her.
I obviously learnt so much about Diana's life and her career within the fashion industry but I also learnt so much about other iconic people within fashion as well as the history of fashion and the changes women faced such as gaining more respect and power, as Vreeland showed when she landed editor-in-chief at Vogue.
After watching 'The Eye Has To Travel' I thought of Diana to be a strong, independent woman and her views and opinions were not to be messed with. Her wonderful career as fashion editor at Harpers Bazaar with her column 'Why Don't You...' which let her share her extravagant and thought provoking ideas with the readers. She then moved up the ladder and became editor-in-chief at Vogue. This showed how passionate she was towards fashion and that it wasn't just a job to her, far from it, it was her whole entire life.
This was extremely prominent when Diana lost her job and her career. She came across as heartbroken and lost without her job whereas when she spoke about the death of her husband it was clear to see how unemotional and unattached she was towards his death. This did make Diana come across heartless and a bit of an 'ice queen' although I don't fully believe this is her true personality. After watching this film I wondered whether her lack of emotional towards her husband and personal life was because she wasn't willing to bare her soul for the cameras and allow people to get close to her.
I obviously learnt so much about Diana's life and her career within the fashion industry but I also learnt so much about other iconic people within fashion as well as the history of fashion and the changes women faced such as gaining more respect and power, as Vreeland showed when she landed editor-in-chief at Vogue.
Watching this after watching Bill Cunningham's documentary made me realise how massively different the two are even though they both work within the same industry! Bill is a sweet man who doesn't believe in being paid for his work as he sees it as a passion and his whole life whereas Diana is quite the opposite where money is concerned although its so much more than just a job to her as well.
It was stated many times throughout the film that Diana was not the most beautiful of people and she often said that she knew that. The constant comparison between her and her 'beautiful' sister by her mother reinforced this idea within her mind and from then on it was a constant thought. Even though many people thought this about her they all loved her beautiful style and elegance as well as her then outlandish views. Her calm, relaxing tone of voice definitely made this film a lot more enjoyable and the way she spoke really made you feel like you were having a one on one chat with a friend.
I am definitely going to be asking for her memos as a Christmas present this year!
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