Diane von Furstenberg quotes - page 2

The wrap dress is the most traditional form of dressing: It's like a robe, it's like a kimono, it's like a toga. It doesn't have buttons or zippers. What made it different was that it was jersey; therefore, it was close to the body and it was a print. (Diane von Furstenberg)
Do I believe in reincarnation? Well, let's say that I believe in karma. I think you make your own karma.
Diane von Furstenberg
My favorite days are the ones where I deal only with my own team, design, marketing, working on the next accessories collection.
Diane von Furstenberg
I used to be very insecure about my curly hair, because I lived in a country where everybody had blonde straight hair.
Diane von Furstenberg
The older I get, the more impressed I am with women. I have yet to meet a woman who is not strong. They don't exist.
Diane von Furstenberg
Usually, the fairy tale ends with the girl marrying the prince. But mine started as soon as the marriage was over.
Diane von Furstenberg
I communicate mostly via e-mail and receive hundreds of e-mails a day.
Diane von Furstenberg
I adore dark chocolate.
Diane von Furstenberg
I was born in Belgium. I went to school in England and in Switzerland, then I came to America, so I really feel like I am a citizen of the world.
Diane von Furstenberg
My son loves the Hotel du Cap, in the south of France.
Diane von Furstenberg
Bali and the Aman resorts are all very luxurious, great places to go. (Diane von Furstenberg)
The best-dressed man is an Italian who is trying to look English, or an Englishman who is trying to look Italian.
Diane von Furstenberg
I was terrified the first time that I had a big problem in my business. I was obviously terrified when they diagnosed me with cancer in 1994. I was terrified when my son used to drive too fast. But I do believe in the fact that fear is not an option, so I always try to face it and not be afraid.
Diane von Furstenberg
I am almost a vegetarian, and I meditate, do yoga and love to hike.
Diane von Furstenberg
Ireland is also quite nice. So is Amsterdam.
Diane von Furstenberg
Fashion can be this mysterious thing that you can't explain.
Diane von Furstenberg
I was a very young girl and I got into fashion very much by accident, wanting to be independent. What was wonderful was that while I was learning and discovering - learning about the work, discovering myself as a woman - I was allowing other women to feel the same way.
Diane von Furstenberg
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
Go to a place where you're not going to be stressed, because a honeymoon itself can be a stressful thing.
Diane von Furstenberg
I gave up on my looks a long time ago.
Diane von Furstenberg
Fashion Week is so important for designers. (Diane von Furstenberg)
When I was a little girl, if I didn't eat my soup, my mother would say, 'You have to think of all the Chinese children who have nothing to eat.' But now, for my children, Chinese people make everything, and for my grandchildren, they buy everything.
Diane von Furstenberg
Just don't go to a place where everything is too expensive... it'll put your husband in a bad mood.
Diane von Furstenberg
I can honestly say that I understand women very well. If you understand yourself, you understand women, because, in the end, all women are the same.
Diane von Furstenberg
I loved the seventies.
Diane von Furstenberg