Seven quotes for a Thursday afternoon - Part thirty three

"The only real elegance comes from the mind;if you've got that, the rest comes from it"
Diana Vreeland(1903-1989)




"One may become rich, but one is born elegant"
Honoré de Balzac(1799-1850)




"Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future"
Coco Chanel(1883-1971)



Portrait by Harcourt Studio

Sebastian Horsley RIP

Sebastian Horsley(1962-2010)
I'm very sad to hear the news that Sebastian Horsley has died.  I liked Sebastian very much.  He was a sweetheart and always funny, charming and wonderful.

The play of Sebastian's memoir Dandy in the Underworld opened at the Soho Theatre just days ago.  I was hoping to see the play and catch up with Sebastian next week.  What a terrible shame I won't be able to

Seven quotes for a Thursday afternoon - Part thirty one

"Of course drugs were fun.  And that's what so stupid about anti-drug campaigning; they don't admit that.  I can't say I feel particularly scarred or lessened by my experimentation with drugs"
Anjelica Huston(b. 1951)




"If you don't think drugs have done good things for us, then take all of your records, all of your tapes and CD's and burn them"
Bill Hicks(1961-1994)




"LSD opened my