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"Former Vogue Editor Diana Vreeland's Elegant New York Apartment\nIn expectation of the new documentary Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel we revisit the New York apartment the Vogue editrix, which originally appeared in our September/October 1975 issue, affectionately described as a \"garden in hell\"\nVreeland in a rare moment of repose.\nThe painted leather screen in front of the living room bookshelves was acquired by Vreeland's parents on their European honeymoon. Fabric on walls and furniture is from England. The needlework pillows on the sofa with playing-card motifs were made by Vreeland.\nThe large painting on the far wall is by Alexander Liberman.\nPeonies spill over a writing table on one side of the living room. Among the treasured photographs and personal memorabilia on the table is the picture of a cat that once belonging to the French novelist Colette. Two sketches by Christian B\u00E9rard hang on the wall, one of Vreeland herself.\nThe wooden clamshell is attributed to Grinling Gibbons. The Chippendale chair has a needlepoint seat designed by B\u00E9rard.\nIn the bedroom the silk-printed scarf lying on the blanket cover is where Vreeland's shoes and handbag are laid out in the evening. Wall and curtain fabric, the same pattern as the one in the living room, but a different color, was made in Spain.\nThe bed, originally designed by Syrie Maugham, is reflected in a Louis XVI mirror over the dressing table. On the table are perfume bottles, family pictures and a photograph of Vreeland's late husband in a red-lacquered frame."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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