August 27, 1912: birth of Gloria Guinness

Socialite and Harper's Bazaar Contributing Editor ('63-'70) Gloria Guinness, née Rubio y Alatorre was born August 27, 1912. Her impeccable sense of style earned her a spot on the International Best Dressed List. I think the phrase "age gracefully" applies just beautifully to this woman! One of her most famous quotes, "Elegance is in the brain as well as the body and in the soul. Jesus Christ is the only example we have of any one human having possessed all three at the same time," in Bazaar's July 1963 issue.

Pic: Guinness photographed by Cecil Beaton for Vogue in a Venetian-red taffeta dinner dress by Balenciaga, one of her favorite designers, in 1945.



Pretty kisses.