“The very act of accepting her position at Mademoiselle was an act of open defiance against Dick Norton, his entire family, and… — Elizabeth Winder Family Copy Share Image
“Before New York, the cracks were already there, but now they began to split open and gape, and the difference between how… — Elizabeth Winder Anxiety Copy Share Image
“Her attachment to language was earthy, physical, and immediate. Pretty words you could eat.” — Elizabeth Winder Language Copy Share Image
“Perhaps some guest editors would keep Ethel and Julius Rosenberg in their peripheral vision. But Sylvia recognized their execution as the most… — Elizabeth Winder Dreams Copy Share Image
“She was more fun to compliment that anyone in the world - she'd smile and say "Gee thanks!" and look like you'd… — Elizabeth Winder Thankful Copy Share Image
“It was stories like these that would stun Miller into silence, bury him alive with desire to save her. He called her… — Elizabeth Winder Love Copy Share Image
“All year long Sylvia had been trying to overthrow her guileless, college girl image. She knew "cottons with big full skirts and… — Elizabeth Winder Clothes Copy Share Image
“Sylvia possessed a deeply conditioned respect for authority. She wanted desperately to live up to the expectations of a society that viewed… — Elizabeth Winder Human existence Copy Share Image
“Sylvia had begun her month in New York with princessy pomp and fanfare….Her departure on June 27 was entirely different. She left… — Elizabeth Winder Change Copy Share Image
“And is not all of life material- based on the material- permeated by the material? Should not one learn, gladly, to utilize… — Elizabeth Winder Aesthetics Copy Share Image
“Sylvia would have taken it seriously- so strong was her devotion to the innate intelligence of form. Those pretty tools like glue… — Elizabeth Winder Art Copy Share Image
“Cyrilly expected Sylvia – as an intelligent and ambitious young woman – to walk around pale-mouthed and flat-shoed. She saw intellectual inclinations… — Elizabeth Winder Fashion Copy Share Image
“Sylvia’s inherent appreciation for beauty as both artist and consumer is evident in her journals and letters…….she wrote beautifully about clothes. She… — Elizabeth Winder Aesthetics Copy Share Image
