Baron Nicolas de Gunzburg was born into a noble Russian-Jewish family that resided in Paris in the early 1900s. As a youth, he was known to throw extravagant costume balls, living the life of a bon vivant. In 1932 he starred as Allan Gray, the cold protagonist of a silent film called Vampyr, credited with the screen name, Julian West.
In 1934, Niki learned about his family’s depleted wealth upon the death of his father. With his remaining money, he booked passage to America and threw a final costume ball themed after the Imperial Court of Vienna.
In America, he moved into the Ritz Tower in New York City in 1936. He worked as an editor until he became the senior fashion editor of Vogue in 1949. He was known for his minimalist style and slender figure. He mentored multiple influential fashion designers, including Calvin Klein.
Gunzburg never married, and is known to have had two long-term relationships with men. He died in New York Hospital at 79.
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Dark Academia: An Inspired Reading Recommendations List
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Plays of Oscar Wilde
Gentlemen & Players by Joanne Harris
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Enola Holmes Books by Nancy Springer
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Circe by Madeline Miller
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries by Arthur Conan Doyle
People Like Us by Dana Moyle
The Ivies by Alexa Donne
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
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Adult!Ruby: Yesterday my son showed me his progress in the latest Pokemon game Weiss bought him, and there’s like, six hundred Pokemon now! 😫
Adult!Jaune: I know, right? My middle kid got the same game last week and she already unlocked a bike that can climb mountains! When I was her age I had to go out and around the map because I couldn’t climb a small ledge and I didn’t get a bike until halfway through the game! And I was thankful to get it! 😤
Adult!Yang: And have you seen the new types? What on Remnant is “Fairy” type?! Back in my day Clefairy was a Normal type and we learned responsibility by having permanent HM moves and one-use TMs! Kids have no idea how good they have it! 🤬
Adult!Nora: *trading Pokemon with her kids* Ok, boomers! 🙄
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a dark academia reading list
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Plays of Oscar Wilde
Gentlemen & Players by Joanne Harris
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Enola Holmes Books by Nancy Springer
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Circe by Madeline Miller
Mythology by Edith Hamilton
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries by Arthur Conan Doyle
People Like Us by Dana Moyle
The Ivies by Alexa Donne
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
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I can’t even lie, if i’m dating someone who doesn’t like any form of literature besides graphic novels, instant break up.
like babe what do you mean you don’t like to read? you literally do it everyday!
what do you mean you think sense and sensibility, picture of dorian gray, the Iliad and the odyssey, any George Orwell books, Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, edgar allan poe, oscar wilde, jane austen, wuthering heights, and little woman sound boring?
nothing wrong with graphic novels but when thats all you read, you aren’t reading to read
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Celebrity Masterlist
$ = Smut * = Fluff ! = Angst
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Part One - Final Part
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Emma Myers
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Milly Alcock
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