In Pictures: Diana Vreeland’s Version Of Hell
Above: Diana Vreeland of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and the Fashion Hall of Fame with a rose in her hair.
Vreeland once told Billy Baldwin, the interior director of her infamous apartment, “I want this place to look like a garden, but a garden in hell.” I think Billy nailed it.
The Countess’ Textile Holds Up
In honor of Fashion Week, can we introduce you to Countess Christina Paolozzi Bellin? Model, muse and 60s socialite.
Gigantic Plants
Flesh scented flowers, leaves that catch insects, and natural compounds that will make you hallucinate for days. There are countless marvels and oddities in the plant world, and here are just a few: The giant amazon water lily, with its 10 foot diameter and ability to hold up to 70 pounds. The enormous gunnera, with leaves 6 feet wide and 8 feet long. And the saguaro cactus, towering icon of the southwest.
In Pictures: Pablo’s Really A Gentle Sort
Pable Picasso, 1949 shot by Gjon Mili
Pictured: Chrysanthemum
In Pictures: Nastassja Kinski’s Rainy Day Hydrangea
Nastassja Kinski
Pictured: Hydrangea (Hydrangea)
In Pictures: Butterfly’s Beauty
Legendary actress Butterfly Hu.
Pictured: Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
In Pictures: Helen Mirren Has Her Very Own Plant
British actress Helen Mirren cracks me up.
Pictured: Nepenthes ‘Helen,’ a carnivorous plant named after her, on press day at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2011
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