DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
Diane von Furstenberg is a fashion designer, philanthropist, and author who has dedicated her life to empowering women. As founder of her eponymous brand and creator of the iconic wrap dress, Diane defined freedom for generations of women. As a philanthropist, she established the DVF Awards with the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation in 2010 to honor and empower women leaders worldwide, providing grants to women who have had the courage to fight, the strength to survive, and the leadership to inspire. As an author, she has written several books, including Diane: A Signature Life, The Woman I Wanted to Be, which was translated into 8 languages, and Own It: The Secret to Life. The recipient of countless prestigious awards, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2019, and she received the Chevalier de la Légion D’Honneur from France in 2020, as well as the Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Couronne from her native Belgium in 2021. Diane currently serves on the boards of Vital Voices and the CFDA. In 2023, she was the subject of Woman Before Fashion, a book published by Rizzoli following the exhibition dedicated to her life and career at Brussels's Fashion & Lace Museum, which is now on view at Skirball Cultural Center. In 2024, she was the subject of the documentary Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge, which premiered as the opening selection at TriBeCa festival before officially launching on Hulu and Disney+ internationally.
