Quote Origin: Blue Jeans Are the Most Beautiful Things Since the Gondola

Diana Vreeland? Christopher Hemphill? Eleanor Dwight? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: A powerful fashion maven was asked about blue jeans, and the response was surprising: They’re the most beautiful things since the gondola. This remark has been attributed to Diana Vreeland who worked at “Harper’s Bazaar” from 1936 to 1963 followed by a job at …

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