{"id":164935,"date":"2018-09-18T14:51:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T12:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magazine.theblondesalad.com\/?p=164935"},"modified":"2018-10-12T14:03:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T14:03:14","slug":"diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create an iconic brand &#8211; Volume 13: Diane Von Furstenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not so easy to create a fashion piece and to become an icon.\u00a0<strong>Diane Von Furstenberg<\/strong>,\u00a0thanks to her\u00a0<strong>wrap dress<\/strong>, succeeded in this challenge. The Belgian-American fashion designer, former princess and Studio 54&#8217;s star, with this jersey dress, taught women to be sexy and comfortable at the same time. She&#8217;s a true fashion icon, with an amazing story to tell. Are you ready to discover everything about\u00a0<strong>Diane Von Furstenberg<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Seventies: she created the legendary wrap dress<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The world met Diane Von Furstenberg in 1969 when she married Prince\u00a0<strong>Egon<\/strong>, heir of a noble Swiss family. But Diane,\u00a0born in 1946 as Diane Simone Michelle Halfin, already has a great story to tell behind her shoulders. Her mother Lilian survived the Holocaust and she gave her birth after a few months she lived this terrible experience. Through the years, Diane would always\u00a0credited her\u00a0with teaching that: &#8220;Fear is not an option&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-164935 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-post_listing_preview'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/premiere-of-cinderella-liberty-and-party\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"979\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-2018-09-15-1_00005.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-164938\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-164938'>\n\t\t\t\tDiane von Furstenberg\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>At 18 years old, when she was studying in Geneve, she met for the first time Prince <strong>Egon Von Furstenberg<\/strong>. Despite their engagement, she wanted to become a businesswoman. The fashion world opened to her his doors in Paris where she started to work for photographer\u00a0Albert Koski, she learnt everything in Como, working as an apprentice in\u00a0Angelo Ferretti&#8217;s factory.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-164935 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-post_listing_preview'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/portrait-of-egon-diane-von-furstenberg\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"1184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-2018-09-15-1_00003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-164940\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-164940'>\n\t\t\t\tDiane von Furstenberg and her husband, Austrian prince Egon von Furstenberg\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/von-furstenberg-file-photos-1970\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"1026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-2018-09-15-1_00004.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-164939\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-164939'>\n\t\t\t\tDiane Von Furstenberg and Egon Von Furstenberg&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In 1970, Diane and Egon moved to New York. The\u00a0Von Furstenbergs soon became the golden couple of the Big Apple&#8217;s nightlife. They are the stars of Studio 54 and they became close friends of Andy Warhol (who gifted Diane with one of his iconic portraits). In New York, she realized it was about time to start her business: she persuaded Ferretti to produce some of the dresses she designed, in order to sell them to New York&#8217;s buyers. In a few weeks, every department store in the city wanted DVF dresses. Why were they so special? They were in jersey, a fabric easy to cut and to wrap around every silhouette.\u00a0<strong>Diana Vreeland<\/strong>, <em>Vogue America<\/em>&#8216;s editor in chief in those years, helped her to enter in the New York Fashion Week schedule.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-164935 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-post_listing_preview'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/vogue-1972-2-2\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-2018-09-15-1_00010.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-164941\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-164941'>\n\t\t\t\tDVF in her apartment in Manhattahn\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/vogue-1976-2-2\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Image00001-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-164942\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-164942'>\n\t\t\t\tDVF with her Andy Warhol&#8217;s portraits\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After 1973, when she separated from Prince Egon, the designer focused on launching her fashion brand in New York, becoming, thanks to her wrap dresses, an icon of empowerment and independence.\u00a0&#8220;Feel like a woman, wear a dress!&#8221;:\u00a0with this motto, she persuaded women to discover once again their femininity and beauty, even in the office. By 1976, she had sold over a million of the dresses and\u00a0was featured on the cover of <em>Newsweek<\/em>.\u00a0The accompanying article declared her: &#8220;The most marketable woman since <strong>Coco Chanel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-164935 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-post_listing_preview'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/comfortable-shapes-of-diane-von-furstenberg-dresses-were-slinky-comfortable-and-similar\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"1163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-2018-09-15-1_00008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-164943\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-164943'>\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 13px; text-align: start; float: none;\">A DVF wrap dress<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/diane-von-furstenberg-14\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"1173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-2018-09-15-1_00012.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-164945\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-164945'>\n\t\t\t\tDiane von Furstenberg in New York City (1982)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/diane-von-furstenberg-15\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-2018-09-15-1_00007.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-164946\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-164946'>\n\t\t\t\tDiane von Furstenberg stands in the doorway of her store in New York City (1987)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Eighties and Nineties:\u00a0new businesses and a come back<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following her success in the Seventies,\u00a0Diane Von Furstenberg decided to move to Paris and start new businesses. In those years, she focused on new ventures, like the\u00a0French-language publishing house\u00a0Salvy and beauty and home design collections. But she wasn&#8217;t able to forget her passion for fashion. In 1992 she launched with <strong>Qvc<\/strong> TV network the more affordable collection Silk Assets. In a few hours, it went sold out. In 4 years, Qvc recorded more than 40 million dollars of revenues from Diane&#8217;s collection.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-164935 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-post_listing_preview'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/diane-von-furstenberg-spring-1992\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-2018-09-15-1_00011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-164944\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-164944'>\n\t\t\t\tDiane von Furstenberg showing her Spring 1992 (1991)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This new success gave her the confidence to relaunch her company. In 1997, from her new studio in the\u00a0<strong>Meatpacking District<\/strong>, the designer conquered the fashion spotlights once again with her iconic wrap dresses. Her clients are the daughters of the women she dressed in the Seventies. The DVF style was represented by the 2000s it girls, like\u00a0<strong>Paris Hilton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-164935 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-post_listing_preview'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/mercedes-benz-fashion-week-fall-2003-collection-diane-von-furstenberg-front-row\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"1212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-2018-09-15_00022.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-164947\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-164947'>\n\t\t\t\tDiane Von Furstenberg with Paris and Nicky Hilton\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The 2000s: DVF\u00a0at the top of American fashion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than 30 years after the debut of the wrap dress, Diane Von Furstenberg still keeps on charming the fashion industry with her message of empowerment, independence, and femininity. It&#8217;s not just about style, it&#8217;s a true lifestyle. In 2005, von Furstenberg received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the CFDA for her impact on fashion, and one year later was elected the CFDA\u2019s President. In 2012, she launched a kidswear collection with Gap and a denim partnership with Current\/Elliott, while in 2014 she brought on the runway Google Glass.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-164935 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-post_listing_preview'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/mercedes-benz-fashion-week-spring-2004-diane-von-furstenberg-runway\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"1069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-2018-09-15_00017.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-164949\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-164949'>\n\t\t\t\tDVF SS 2004\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/mercedes-benz-fashion-week-spring-2014-official-coverage-best-of-runway-day-4\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"1187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-2018-09-15_00027.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-164956\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-164956'>\n\t\t\t\tDVF SS 2014\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/diane-von-furstenberg-runway-spring-2013-mercedes-benz-fashion-week\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"1185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-2018-09-15_00025.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-164950\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-164950'>\n\t\t\t\tDiane Von Furstenberg wearing Google Glass\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/en\/fashion\/diane-von-furstenberg-history-icon\/attachment\/diane-von-furstenberg-presentation-fall-2016-new-york-fashion-week\/'><img width=\"790\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblondesalad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GettyImages-2018-09-15_00036.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_listing_preview size-post_listing_preview\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-164948\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-164948'>\n\t\t\t\tDiane Von Furstenberg with model for her FW 2016 presentation\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Who represents empowering values Diane always endorsed in her life? It&#8217;s easy to answer: our beautiful\u00a0<strong>Chiara Ferragni<\/strong>!\u00a0At\u00a0<strong>New York Fashion Week<\/strong>, our beloved fashion icon had the honour to spend some time with the legendary designer. We can&#8217;t wait to discover what they said to each other in Chiara&#8217;s documentary!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bng3lEqnpkE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bng3lEqnpkE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chiaraferragni\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Chiara Ferragni \u2728<\/a> (@chiaraferragni) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-09-09T17:21:58+00:00\">Sep 9, 2018 at 10:21am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Get inspired by DVF! 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