Design Quotes by Diane von Furstenberg

9 Design quotes by Diane von Furstenberg

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If you’re looking for a brief, elegant take on design, these nine quotes give a focused, stylish snapshot of von Furstenberg’s iconic vision. The selection is modest, yet each line carries her empowering, creative flair.

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I design for the woman who loves being a woman.

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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…

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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…

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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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My favorite days are the ones where I deal only with my own team, design, marketing, working on the next accessories collection.

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I design for the woman I wanted to be, the woman I used to be and to some degree, the woman I'm…

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One of my fondest memories was when I was in London as a young, independent businesswoman and stayed at Claridge's. I knew…

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There's design, and there's art. Good design is total harmony. There's no better designer than nature - if you look at a…

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The most important relationship you have in life is the one you have with yourself. And then after that, I'd say once…

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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…

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Resisting a beautiful chocolate cake or a wonderful foie gras is as difficult as (the idea of) saying no to Paul Newman.

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The older you get, the more you should learn to love life and appreciate the beauty that comes with age.

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I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I always knew the woman I wanted to be.

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Eighteen months before I was born, my mother was in Auschwitz. She weighed 49 pounds. She always told me that God saved her so…

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

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It's more than just a dress; it's a spirit. The wrap dress was an interesting cultural phenomenon, and one that has lasted 30 years.…

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If you're short, don't wear extremely high heels. After a certain age, you shouldn't wear little girls' clothes. That's going against your nature.

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I used the aspects of being a woman to my advantage, but I worked for myself, not a big corporation, so I was lucky…

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I'm not the only one; most people's mothers are the most influential person in their life. But my mother survived the camps, and she…

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I'm not tired of who I am. That would be sad!

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You can learn a lot from my mistakes more than my success.

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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…

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Animals come from nature. They were not designed. All my inspiration comes from nature, whether it's an animal or the layout of bark or…

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Fashion is mysterious, as a rule. Why are blue jeans a classic? You just hit on something that happens to be timeless and right.

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