At a recent seance we heard the gravelly voice of a woman either in great physical pain or simply burdened by guests she couldn't get rid of. With considerable effort she delivered what we recognized as two pearls of wisdom that could only come from Diana Vreeland, the late, greatly missed doyen of Vogue and the Met's Institute of Fashion. Mrs. Vreeland must have thought it was urgent to spread the word again or maybe even in Hell the publicity machine never stops.
"Never fear being vulgar, just boring."
Then, after what sounded like a 30-second drag from a cigarette
"We all need a splash of bad taste. No taste is what I'm against."
There were a series of murmurs where she appeared to be approving of her pronouncements. And then she was gone.
Those are both great comments, but I especially love the idea of a "splash" of bad taste.
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