Diane von Furstenberg
Diane von Furstenberg
Diane von Fürstenberg, formerly Princess Diane of Fürstenbergis a Belgian-born American fashion designer best known for her iconic wrap dress...
NationalityBelgian
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth31 December 1946
CountryBelgium
Diane von Furstenberg quotes about
feelings arriving excitement
There is nothing more thrilling than arriving in a new place on your own and feeling the sense of possibility and excitement that brings with it.
people simplicity want
Simplicity and sexiness, that's what people want. At a price that's not outrageous.
fashion energy impossible
Fashion is a mysterious energy, a visual moment-impossible to predict where it goes,
school america citizens
I was born in Belgium. I went to school in England and in Switzerland, then I came to America, so I really feel like I am a citizen of the world.
block simple dresses
I had a very down-to-earth product, my wrap dress, which was really a uniform. It was just a simple little cotton-jersey dress that everybody loved and everybody wore. That one dress sold about 3 or 4 million. I would see 20, 30 dresses walking down one block. All sorts of different women. It felt very good. Young and old, and fat and thin, and poor and rich.
years zippers interesting
It's more than just a dress; it's a spirit. The wrap dress was an interesting cultural phenomenon, and one that has lasted 30 years. What is so special about it is that it's actually a very traditional form of clothing. It's like a toga, it's like a kimono, without buttons, without a zipper. What made my wrap dresses different is that they were made out of jersey and they sculpted the body.
fashion mysterious-things yellow
We are living in such a troubled world that fashion seems completely irrelevant. Yet...it's a very, very mysterious thing. Why all of a sudden do people like yellow? Why all of a sudden do people wear combat boots?
italian men trying
The best-dressed man is an Italian who is trying to look English, or an Englishman who is trying to look Italian.
play ipads magazines
The iPad! What is better designed than that? I read magazines on it, I play Scrabble. I use it for everything.
strong impressed not-strong
The older I get, the more impressed I am with women. I have yet to meet a woman who is not strong. They don't exist.
inspiring want intriguing
Be the Woman You Want to Be....
mother strong growing-up
All women are strong. My mother survived Auschwitz, and fear wasn't an option when we were growing up. If we were afraid of the dark, we were put into the closet until we weren't.
fashion care i-care
I don't care about fashion, I care about women
fashion mean play
As the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, I represent the designers. And while we can by no means take the blame for eating disorders, we can play our part in addressing this important issue.