Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

"D. V." -- Totally "divine"
A day or two after I saw this film, I was still grinning. Diana Vreeland, not unlike Auntie Mame, understood that life really IS a banquet. She was one of those remarkable "People Who Notice"; and through her unquenchable curiosity and enthusiasm she made us notice too. When I was a young person, growing up in Blue Collar USA, I scraped together allowance money to buy Vogue. It widened my horizons, and affirmed my urge to get to the Big City and become part of an urban creative environment. No mere "fashion rag", the exuberance and style of Vogue magazine represented a wider world - a place where anything could happen. Watching this film, we get to eavesdrop on that unique/lavish period in publishing, where boundaries were expanded, ideas flourished, and that giddy sense of "Why NOT?!" was rampant. This film covers her whole life (not just the years at Vogue) and it is a wonderfully-conceived cultural Time Capsule - with crisp, fast-paced editing, and a wealth of captivating...

Fabulous and fun
This is one of those films that makes you feel good. A brilliant woman, and delightfully eccentric, her impact on the fashion world (and beyond) is legendary. The film has several interviews with her and does a wonderful job telling the story of her life and career. The pace dips a little towards the end, but not enough to detract from this wonderful film. Diana is so captivating, full of energy, brilliant, and fun (albeit a tough cookie). Watching this film, there were several times I thought "I need to remember that quote!" Visually, the film is an absolute treat, and I highly recommend the book by the same name if you want a coffee table version of this movie. Bottom line, I would love to have lunch with Diana Vreeland... but since that is not possible this is the next best option.

I was hoping to give it as Christmas gifts, but they are not releasing it until February... which is too bad because this would have made wonderful stocking stuffers (Chanel stockings, of...

4.5 stars... celebrating the genius of D.V.
I had been looking forward to seeing this documentary for quite some time and it finally arrived in the theater here in Cincinnati this weekend. You betcha I went to see this right away! In the Fall of 2011, a hardcover book called "Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel" was released, to critical acclaim. Now finally comes the documentary.

"Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel" (2012 release; 86 min.) starts with a brilliant opening credits/photo-montage as the soundtrack features the Rolling Stones' "She's A Rainbow". After that introduction, we get a chronological look back on Diana's life. The beauty is that Diana herself does most of the talking in the documentary (taken from tapes she recorded for her auto-biography "D.V." in the early 80s). Of course there are a lot of celebrities (both A and B lists) giving their thoughts on how Diana influenced the fashion industry when she was at Harper's Bazaar and later at Vogue. When Diana found a new "face" (such as Cher, or...

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