Sunday, October 11, 2009

A DASH OF DARING

"Elegance
is good taste
plus
a dash of daring."

-- Carmel Snow
legendary editor-in-chief
Harper's Bazaar
1933-1957
A genius editor who discovered and encouraged genius talent such as Richard Avedon (photo above), Martin Munkacsi, Alexey Brodovitch, Christian Dior, Diana Vreeland, Truman Capote, Lauren Bacall, Cecil Beaton, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Jean Cocteau, Cristobal Balenciaga, Brassai, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Andy Warhol. For more on her iconic role in American fashion and photography click here or here.

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