Truman's Swans

  "You gotta have style. It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It’s a way of life. Without it, you’re nobody. I’m not talking about lots of clothes." Diana Vreeland

Slim Keith with Bill and Babe Paley  "Babe became the best woman friend I've ever had. She possessed all the qualities that one looks for in a female friend-totally trustworthy, kind, thoughtful, and funny. I admired her more than any woman I've known, on every level. And I learned a tremendous amount from her about character, goodness, kindmess, manners-hers were the best of anyone's-and taste" Slim Keith on Babe Paley (excerpt from Slim: Memories of a Rich and Imperfect Life )

“Whatever the fashion, the important thing is time for upkeep. We take it for granted that a girl gets the best she can for herself. But, if she doesn’t keep it up, if it isn’t in beautiful condition, if the shoes aren’t cleaned before she wears them every day and her bag isn’t cleaned and everything in it cleaned, she’ll never look like anything.” Diana Vreeland (1903-1989)