There's design, and there's art. Good design is total harmony. There's no better designer than nature - if you look at a branch or a leaf, it's perfect. It's all function. Art is different. It's about emotion. It's about suffering… — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials. — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
I was lucky because I got so successful so early, and when you get successful early, then you can afford to be a little… — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
Resisting a beautiful chocolate cake or a wonderful foie gras is as difficult as (the idea of) saying no to Paul Newman. — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
The older you get, the more you should learn to love life and appreciate the beauty that comes with age. — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I always knew the woman I wanted to be. — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
Eighteen months before I was born, my mother was in Auschwitz. She weighed 49 pounds. She always told me that God saved her so… — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
I have always been attracted to clothes designed by women. Coco Chanel, Vionnet, Norma Kamali, Donna Karan. They have a little more - how… — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
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.… — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
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. — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
I used the aspects of being a woman to my advantage, but I worked for myself, not a big corporation, so I was lucky… — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
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… — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
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… — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
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… — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
Fashion is mysterious, as a rule. Why are blue jeans a classic? You just hit on something that happens to be timeless and right. — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
