Born into a family of wealthy and patrician New Englanders, Edie Sedgwick became, in the 1960s, both an emblem of, and a memorial to, the doomed world spawned by Andy Warhol. Edie was outrageous, vulnerable and strikingly beautiful. This book is an American fable on an epic scale, the story of a short, crowded and vivid life.
As fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar and editor-in-chief of Vogue , Diana Vreeland energized and inspired the fashion world for 50 years. In this autobiography she takes us around the world with her, revealing her obsession with fashion high and low.
Collects the work of the distinguished editor, essayist, sportswriter, and adventurer from over his thirty-five-year career, featuring profiles, essays, articles, and other classics, such as "The Amazing story of Sidd Finch".