Diana Vreeland, Documentary

This movie is not just for fashion offficiados, this movie is for anyone who are fascinated with a maveric ahead of her time.  "She told people what they wanted before they knew they wanted it."  Vreelands ideas ignited a revolution.  Vreeland's life is told through interviews by her & other famous celebrities.  She had a major impact on the world in fashion, art, music and the way we look at things.  This doc. reminds us of what a pioneer she was. "Style is everything. A way of life and you are nobody without it."  Born in Paris,Vreeland fell in love with Ballet Russe, and her love affair with dance & beauty became her essence.   Having moved to NYC Vreeland was spotted on the dance floor by the editor of Harper's Bazaar who asked Vreeland to be their fashion editor because of her sense of style.  Never having worked or having had any formal education, Vreeland took on the job for the next 3 decades. She went on to become Editor in Chief of VOGUE.  Her magazines were groundbreaking and defied the conventional sense of beauty by turning flaws into assets.  She was the first to photograph the Kennedys and women in bikinis.  She put Twiggy, the Beatles and Mick Jagger in the pages of VOGUE.  The MET hired Vreeland to become their first Fashion Consultant and established the Costume Institute .  Her creed was to exaggerate and never be boring.  I can't exaggerate how much I enjoyed this documentary. There is nothing boring about it.