Diane von Furstenberg
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Diane von Furstenberg reads as The Catalyst because her career has been one sustained act of ignition around a radical idea, that a woman should feel in charge of herself. The wrap dress was never merely a garment but a symbol, and she spent decades mobilising designers, retailers, and women worldwide around that conviction.
“Difficult time for me to see because everything until then was great and wonderful even when it wasn't great and wonderful it was still exciting but then coming back I mean and seeing the brand and the people who were in charge of the brand and they didn't care I mean there was no spirit there was no there was no messaging there was no no…”
“Well, yes, first I was on the board of the foundation of the Statue of Liberty Ellis Island. And the first thing I did was raise money to create a museum for the Statue of Liberty. So I got very close to her, Lady Liberty. I didn't want to do it. I really didn't want to, I said, if I go on another board, my husband would be so upset.”
“No, but you know, right now it was important for me. Now is the legacy moment of my life, right? Now is the time that you look back at your life. And I'm happy to see that somehow it's coherent. I was born on New Year's Eve. So every year I make resolution. So I divine my life in three columns. One is my family.”
“There always are ups and down and ups and down. I had the first phase of my life is very much American dream. I lived a true American dream. Really, I was young. I was inexperienced and I became very successful. After that, I had difficulties. I had. And then finally I ended up selling the cosmetic.”
The David Rubenstein Show: “Diane von Furstenberg”
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