Why Don't You... by Diana Vreeland
Paint a map of the world on all four walls of your boys' nursery so they won't grow up with a provincial point of view?
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post a commentnot just in boys rooms, girls need to learn these things too! this is a great quote though... Diana Vreeland was amazing in my opinion.
Daffy on its face but true to the core. Which is pretty much Vreeland in a nutshell.
Great idea!
Don't forget little girls rooms also!
Very wise... people need to see the big picture from an early age... this world is too big to not explore it!
she never fails to make me laugh with her wonderful and sometimes cynical advise, thanks Sartorialist
Maybe, but it will stop being cool once he gets into high school.
She really was amazingly fab in every single way
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Amen.
This statement intrigues me.. i've traveled to a number of developing countries and find trouble in the meaning of 'provincial'. From a worldly perspective, I see a unique sense of sophistication in these so called provincial areas. Better opt, travel with your kids!
What's wrong with a provincial point of view?
i appreciate this quote. i've planned for a while now that when i have kids i'm going to do that. i won't paint it though, urban outfitters has wall murals. but regardless i'm so glad to see this quote, makes me feel like i have a good plan!
Thank you!
Very, very good advice. I feel like there's a whole generation of people who need this advice STAT.
So how do you explain the oh-so provincial attitudes of quite a few (by no means all) New Yorkers? Mommies didn't get them maps?
oh please putting shit on the wall will not make ur kid anymore cultured than if you dont get them to experience it. Why not teach the child different foods, songs and art, as well as, allow them to befriend others from different races. Its up to the parents interaction with the child and the environment...not simply putting something up on the wall and expect them to 'get it'.
This is a fab idea for every child's room! xo
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"Why Don't You wash your blond child's hair in dead champagne, as they do in France."
But my question is, who had dead champagne lying around?
I was just thinking about time hanging a world map in my 7 year-olds room, to spark her curiosity about the world. I'm thinking of making a game of having her choose a country every week and researching it, eating at restaurants that serve its food, etc. Thank God I live in NYC.
It's wrong not to see yourself as a part of the whole universe, to think that your yard, your town is it.
Very wise sentence by Diana Vreekand.
D.V. forever! I just finished her autobiography and I am in love with this little canary bird of fashion history.
It's really perplexing that while encouraging a world view, this was restricted to only half of the population!! Is this a direct quote from Ms. Vreeland? I don't know whether I'd feel better or worse if it was ...
I think this is a good advice...
Nothing is wrong with provincial point of view if it doesn't assume that any other kind of view is wrong/twisted/funny... and according to my experience - it often does.
Girls need big dreams too!
This statement is interesting. I'm not sure what it means. It seems to be to imply that a 'local' manner is less desirable than, say, a 'global' (more sophisticated) one? Since when did 'provincial' become so pejorative? I come from a very rural province and have never been privileged, financially or otherwise. I doubt a map on a wall would give me some sort of broad-mindedness. Moreover, I doubt that travel (virtual or otherwise) gives many people an ability to appreciate other people, where they come from, and their many diverse ways of living. Some of the most narrow-minded people I know have been great travellers. I feel I'm able to relate to many people from many backgrounds despite my 'provincial' background, accent and mannerisms. Screw the map - just see the beauty in everyone from everywhere.
I love provincial point of view!
better travelling...
"I'm thinking of making a game of having her choose a country every week and researching it, eating at restaurants that serve its food, etc. Thank God I live in NYC."
Believing NYC is the center of the universe and that cultural stimulation cannot be found elsewhere is no better than having "a provincial point of view"
divine diana! loving the vintag shots scott! i have a glorious collection of my own family travelling the world in the 30's and 40's - glamourous, chic and impeccably put together - so inspiring!
First they drew maps, then they conquered.
The foundations of cosmopolitanism are questionable to say the least.
Very true. When I was six, my parents took my sisters and brother and me to Europe, and again when I was 12 and 15. This was on a prop plane that had to land in Greenland to refuel. Travel was not common then as it is now, but I remember clearly the different foods, cultures, the railroad stations in England! It broadened my outlook and gave me a fantastic thirst for travel all of my life.
I think that it is the idea and the spirit of the statement, moreso than the literal interpretation of it, that makes it so striking and realistic.
The idea behind it is that your child will see, on a daily basis, the other areas of the world and, in turn, hopefully, be inspired to want to learn more about the culture abroad, and travel out to experience the world.
Although I am not certain if my mother knew of this quote exactly, the idea and essence of this was certainly expressed by her to me, by way of showing me new things, introducing me to a vast array of reading material and, when her finances permitted, taking myself and my younger brother on trips, first within the US and then, as we became of age, outside of the United States borders.
Don't be so literal, some of you. Embrace the spirit and idea of the statement!
Love the idea...and Diana Vreeland!
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ahahahaha @ the people who took it literally.
I have a strong feeling that this quote is being appreciated just because it was posted on this blog--this is not an original idea at all, let alone that maps are the best wall decoration anyway.
Ha, very true. I can name a handful of guys whose mothers should've done that. Such a shame when people never really leave their small hometown and realize all the things that are out there.
Oh this makes me wish I had a little boy!! I might have to treat myself.
p.s. Anonymous: does it really matter if it's posted here as an 'original idea'? It brought a little light to my day, I think that counts for more.
One of her boys grew up and was my grad school professor. There was nothing provincial about him. He was utterly charming and, perhaps not so surprising, always beautifully dressed.
my mother brought home a globe for me when i was four. to this day i remember "playing" with it for hours. i would spin the globe and while it was whirling i would close my eyes, point my finger and place it on the globe to slow its spinning. as soon as it stopped i would open my eyes and see where it landed. my mother would play this game often with me, telling me stories about all these far off places. for as long as i can remember i have been obsessed with travelling, learning about other cultures and experiencing things that are outside my "personal world."
not only was a great at geography growing up, but the desire to live and learn outside of my comfort zone has really driven me to interesting places in my life (both physically and intellectually)... and i'm only 21! i can't imagine where the next 21 years of my life will take me and i can't wait!
-and i don't think i would be who i am or where i am if it wasn't for my mother and her globe-
This is exactly what I plan on doing! I have a huge world map hanging up on my wall now and always wished I could paint it all over my room.
PS: I don't think the quote is meant to belittle "provincial" points of view, I think it's simply meant to provide an alternate method of teaching your children about the rest of the world :)
I think this idea is playful and fun, sort of along the lines of Sark... but I strongly support the idea of being less provincial... not in terms of inherited customs, traditions, and most especially, clothes and food, which adds beauty and richness to the world, but in terms of being unaware/intolerant of of the ways of other communities
great ideia! i'll do that to my room;)