Belgian - Designer | December 31, 1946 -
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.
Diane von Furstenberg
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All I can tell you is that I've never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they don't let it out. Then there's a tragedy, and then all of a sudden that strength comes. My message is let the strength come out before the tragedy.
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I can honestly say that I understand women very well. If you understand yourself, you understand women, because, in the end, all women are the same.
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I'm not someone who calculates things.
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I never like to think that I design for a particular person. I design for the woman I wanted to be, the woman I used to be, and - to some degree - the woman I'm still a little piece of.
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A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials.
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The iPad! What is better designed than that? I read magazines on it, I play Scrabble. I use it for everything.
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Fashion Week is so important for designers.
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I've been working seriously in giving fashion a place that it deserves.
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I am not allowed to be afraid. My mother made me like that. As a child, if I was afraid of the dark, she would lock me in the closet. Things like this. And she would talk about the time she spent in the concentration camp, but not about being afraid, only about the good side of it.
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I was lucky because I got so successful so early, and when you get successful early, then you can afford to be a little bit humble.
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The way I design generally is very much travel-oriented because that is my life. That's why I make clothes that are so light and so easy to pack and a little bit seasonless.
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