30 November 2011

Well Said: Lesley Blanch





"The placing of a desk, or a bed, or the choice of a chintz may prove more revealing [of a person] than a documented study."

So observed British writer Lesley Blanch (1904-2007) in Pavilions of the Heart: The Four Walls of Love (Putnam, 1974).

28 November 2011

Well Said: Nancy Mitford


The Hon. Nancy Freeman-Mitford, 1935, in a photograph by Bassano.



"Good clothes are a matter of health."


So said Nancy Mitford (1904—1973), British author and Christian Dior devotée.