Diane von Furstenberg Quotes

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Diane von Furstenberg

Profession : Designer

Birth : December 31, 1946

I'm all about empowering women. And by lining them up against the wall and weighing them, surely you are making them feel more like meat than ever - even if it's little meat, if you know what I mean.

Diane von Furstenberg

We need to encourage designers and agencies to be responsible. We need to make sure everyone is sensitive to the issues. But to calculate the girls' body mass - I personally think it is demeaning.

Diane von Furstenberg

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.

Diane von Furstenberg

I have always been attracted to clothes designed by women. Coco Chanel, Vionnet, Norma Kamali, Donna Karan. They have a little more - how do I put it? - understanding.

Diane von Furstenberg

I was a very young girl and I got into fashion very much by accident, wanting to be independent. What was wonderful was that while I was learning and discovering - learning about the work, discovering myself as a woman - I was allowing other women to feel the same way.

Diane von Furstenberg

I've always been inspired by women, and my mission was to inspire women. I always wanted to become a certain kind of woman, and I became that woman through fashion. It was a dialogue. I would see that the wrap dress made those women confident, and made them act with confidence.

Diane von Furstenberg

I was lucky enough to have it all. To be successful in business, to have children, to raise them on my own, and to travel and live my life. It was a lot of work, but it's a privilege to have been able to do it.

Diane von Furstenberg

The best-dressed man is an Italian who is trying to look English, or an Englishman who is trying to look Italian.

Diane von Furstenberg

I believe that all women should have children. I think women are made to have children and to be mothers. I also think women have to have an identity outside the home.

Diane von Furstenberg

I don't think we should always look at the Chinese like they're taking jobs. They are also bring us more and more jobs. Because, they are the biggest growing consumer. I think what is going on in China is exciting.

Diane von Furstenberg

I had good legs, and I loved showing them off.

Diane von Furstenberg

There are emerging countries. I mean, there are countries, you know, China, India, and Brazil, and all of these countries that are emerging. They are building homes. They are building - so there is a new lifestyle.

Diane von Furstenberg

I loved the seventies.

Diane von Furstenberg

Usually, the fairy tale ends with the girl marrying the prince. But mine started as soon as the marriage was over.

Diane von Furstenberg

Insecurity is a waste of time.

Diane von Furstenberg

Women are strong. We can do it all. But not always at the same time.

Diane von Furstenberg

Everyone knows I married a prince, and then I married a billionaire.

Diane von Furstenberg

The real story is that I am very free, that I've managed to be who I wanted to be without compromising.

Diane von Furstenberg

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.

Diane von Furstenberg

My mother never, ever told me about evilness. She only saw the beautiful things... she wanted to protect me from it.

Diane von Furstenberg