Diane von Fürstenberg is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress. Her fashion company, Diane von Furstenberg, is available in over 70 countries and 45 free-standing shops worldwide. Michelle Obama wore the DVF signature Chain Link print wrap dress on the official White House Christmas card.
About Diane von Fürstenberg in brief
Diane von Fürstenberg is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress. She is the past Chairwoman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. In 2014 she was listed as the 68th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. In 2015 she was included in the Time 100, as an Icon, by Time Magazine. In 2019, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Her fashion company, Diane von Furstenberg, is available in over 70 countries and 45 free-standing shops worldwide, with the company’s headquarters and flagship boutique located in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. In 2009, Michelle Obama wore the DVF signature Chain Link print wrap dress on the official White House Christmas card. In 2010, a large-scale exhibition entitled \”Diane Von Furstenburg: Journey of a Dress\” opened at the Manezh, one of Moscow’s largest public spaces.
It was curated by Andre Leon Talley and attracted a lot of media attention. In 2008, she received a star on Seventh Avenue’s Fashion Walk of Fame, and was elected as a member of the Fashion Council of America, a position she still holds in 2006. She was awarded a Gold Medal at the annual Gala Gala at the Sofia Gala in Spain in 2010. In 2011, she won the Queen Sofia of Spain’s Gold Medal for her work on the Spanish National Museum of Fine Arts. In 2012, she became the first woman in history to be awarded the Guggenheim Medal for contributions to fashion and design.
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