How old (or young) must a woman be to say, "This is me." with her personal style choices? There are plenty of fashionable ladies out there, but the ones with real gumption so often seem to be under seven or over seventy. A couple on the upper end of that spectrum happen to be the subject of recent films. It's a great chance to look in awe at and be inspired by their approach to personal style and, so much more invigorating, their approach to life.
"There's only one really good life:
there's the life that you know you want and you make it yourself."
Diana Vreeland had a long career at Harper's Bazaar where she set all sorts of fashion trends and spotted all sorts of 'big' personalities. She also managed to fit in being the inspiration for Kay Thompson's character in Funny Face.
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel - Official Trailer (HD) from Sawyer Studios on Vimeo.
And then there is the so-playful and oh-so-inspiring Iris Apfel.
Ms. Apfel is the subject of a recent documentary by Albert Maysles, a guy who knows a thing or two about unconventional ladies.
Are you inspired yet? Sure, there are things that can be more easily pulled off by a real 'dame', but I am still convinced that what these trailblazers are saying is: 'Don't wait too long... begin now!'.
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