On her 88th birthday (at least it is still here in LA where it’s a couple of hours before the next day), a toast to the glorious, inspirational Carmen Dell’Orefice. One of my fave interviews featured in #YourBeautyMark, the best-selling book I did with @DitaVonTeese, the #grandedame, as @daviddowntown so aptly calls her, shared sage insight after another throughout a lengthy chat. But this one stands out for me: "We all start with a handful of genes. It’s true some of us can look in the mirror and admit to winning the lottery. But get real. The windfall is that you are alive. What you do on the outside is meaningless unless your brain connects with your heart, your empathy for the world. Marketing has ruined people to the extent that they have become so undeveloped, they think if they are little more this or that they will be, what? More successful? More validated? More loved? We are the choices we make.” 📸in 2012 by the talented @alimahdaviparis—when #CarmenDellOrefice was all of 81! 🎂 #eccentricbeauty #styleicon #silverfox #advancedstyle #DVT #ditavonteese #beautyisyourduty #beauty #fashioningthefemmetotale #lavieenrose https://www.instagram.com/p/ByRnlkRpVKW/?igshid=jp7pmnf7yj76
