06 December 2011

Well Said: Daisy Fellowes

Daisy Fellowes in a 1930s photograph by Cecil Beaton.

"Either a thing is a disappointment or it is not."

So said Franco-American fashion icon and novelist Marguerite "Daisy" Fellowes (1890—1962), daughter of the 3rd Duc Decazes and Glücksberg, a granddaughter of Singer sewing-machine magnate Isaac Singer, muse to fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, and mistress of many.
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous06 December, 2011 20:55

    Perfectly said! So true and so simple!!!

    Love it!

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  2. Marcheline06 December, 2011 23:17

    She sounds a bit "glass half empty"... I think I'd prefer "A thing is either wonderful or it is not."

    Great photo!

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  3. MJH Design Arts07 December, 2011 00:32

    So true. There is nothing in between.

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  4. friendandfaux07 December, 2011 20:46

    ...and there you have it. Well said.

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