Empress of Fashion

A fearless innovator who inspired designers, models, photographers, and artists, Diana Vreeland, the famed editor of Vogue , reinvented the way we think about style. In this first full-length biography, Amanda Mackenzie Stuart tells the story of Vreeland's childhood on New York's Upper East Side, her first job at Harper's Bazaar , her renowned post at Vogue , and her role as special consultant to the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Empress of Fashion is an intimate and surprising look at an icon who made a lasting mark on the world of couture.