Entrepreneur & Fashion Designer

presents

The 2014 ExecutiveLeadership Series

DIANE VONFURSTENBERG

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The Woman I Wanted to Be

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Diane von Furstenberg first entered the fashion world in 1972 with a suitcase full of jersey dresses. Two years later, she created the wrap dress, which came to symbolize power and independence for an entiregeneration of women. By 1976, she had sold over a million of the dresses and was featured on the cover of Newsweek. DVF has expanded to a full collection of of Newsweek. DVF has expanded to a full collection of ready-to-wear, accessories, luggage, eyewear, and home furnishings. DVF is now sold in over 55 countries, including 109 DVF owned and partnered stores throughout the world.

In 2005, Diane received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) for her impact on fashion, and one year later was (CFDA) for her impact on fashion, and one year later was elected the CFDA’s president, an office she continues to hold. In this significant role, she has dedicated herself to helping to establish the Design Piracy Prohibition Act, which protects designers from counterfeit reproductions of their work.

Diane’s commitment to empowering women is expressed not only through fashion but also philanthropy and not only through fashion but also philanthropy and mentorship. She sits on the board of Vital Voices, a non-governmental organization that supports female leaders and entrepreneurs globally. In 2010, with the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation, Diane established the DVF Awards to honor and provide grants to women who have demonstrated courage and strength in their commitment to worthy causes. In 2012, Diane in their commitment to worthy causes. In 2012, Diane was named the most powerful woman in fashion by Forbes Magazine. Diane also authored a memoir, The Woman I Wanted To Be, published this past October.

Diane is married to Barry Diller. She has two children, Alexander and Tatiana, and four grandchildren.With all of her successes, Diane happily maintains, "Children are my greatest creation.""Children are my greatest creation."

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