Bio
Diane von Furstenberg first entered the fashion world in 1972 with a suitcase full of jersey dresses. Two years later, she created the wrap dress, which came to symbolize power and independence for an entire generation of women. By 1976, she had sold over a million of the dresses and was featured on the cover of Newsweek. After a hiatus from fashion, Diane re-launched the iconic dress that started it all in 1997, reestablishing her company as the global luxury lifestyle brand that it is today. DVF is now sold in over 55 countries.
In 2005, Diane received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) for her impact on fashion, and one year later was elected the CFDA’s president, an office she continues to hold. She also serves on the board of Culture Shed, the new center for artistic and cultural innovation in New York City. In 2012, Diane was named the most powerful woman in fashion by Forbes Magazine. In 2014, she published a memoir, The Woman I Wanted to Be.
Portrait by Thomas Whiteside