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Diane von Fürstenberg (born Diane Simone Michele Halfin; 31 December 1946) is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence in 1969 when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg, as the wife of Prince Egon von Fürstenberg. Following their separation in 1972 and divorce in 1983, she has continued to use his family name.

Her fashion company, Diane von Furstenberg (DvF), is available in over 70 countries and 45 free-standing shops worldwide, with the company's headquarters and flagship boutique located in Manhattan's Meatpacking District.

She is the past chairwoman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), a position she held from 2006 to 2019; in 2014 was listed as the 68th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes; and in 2015 was included in the Time 100, as an icon, by Time magazine. In 2016, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the New School. In 2019, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

Early life

Diane Simone Michele Halfin was born in Brussels, Belgium, to Jewish parents. Her father, Bessarabian-born Leon (Lipa) Halfin, migrated to Belgium in 1929 from Chişinău, Kingdom of Romania (later Moldova) and later sought refuge from the Nazis in Switzerland. Her mother was Greek-born Liliane Nahmias, from Thessaloniki, a Holocaust survivor, who was captured by the Nazis while she was a member of the Resistance during World War II.……

Early career

A year after marrying, Fürstenberg began designing women's clothes: "The minute I knew I was about to be Egon's wife, I decided to have a career. I wanted to be someone of my own, and not just a plain little girl who got married beyond her desserts." In her 2024 documentary, Fürstenberg stated that she sought to upstage her then in-laws, who were acknowledged to have disapproved of her Jewish background and, despite attending Diane and Egon's wedding ceremony, opted to boycott their wedding reception.……

Diane von Fürstenberg

Fürstenberg relaunched her company in 1997, and reintroduced the wrap dress, which gained popularity with a new generation of women. Initially, the relaunch was a failure but, with the appointment of Paula Sutter as president of the brand, it was seemingly restored to its earlier success in the mid-seventies.

Fürstenberg owned the company, Diane von Furstenberg Studio, along with Barry Diller and her two children from her first marriage, Alexandre and Tatiana.……

Other activities

Council of Fashion Designers of America

From 2006 to 2019, Fürstenberg served as president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).

Philanthropy

Fürstenberg is a director of the Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation, which provides support to nonprofit organizations in the areas of community building, education, human rights, arts, health and the environment. In 2010, the foundation created The DVF Awards, presented annually to four women who display leadership, strength and courage in their commitment to women's causes.……

Personal life

At university, when she was 18, she met Prince Egon von Fürstenberg, the elder son of Prince Tassilo zu Fürstenberg, a German Roman Catholic prince, and his first wife, Clara Agnelli, an heiress to the Fiat automotive fortune and member of the Italian nobility. Married in 1969, the couple had two children, Alexander and Tatiana. She is grandmother of five, including Talita von Fürstenberg.

Awards and honors

2008: Star on Seventh Avenue's Fashion Walk of Fame

2010: Gold Medal at the annual Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Gold Medal Gala

2010: Andre Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award, given by the Savannah College of Art and Design

• 2024: Cinema for Peace Honorary Award
• 2025: World Economic Forum Crystal Award