Diane von Fürstenberg Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2006, she became the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America
• Attended the University of Geneva, where she studied economics
• Got her big break in fashion after magazine editor Diana Vreeland took notice of her designs
• Quote: "With 'House of DVF,' I am able to open the doors of my company and show the endless possibilities young girls can find in fashion․"
• Is best known as the fashion designer to introduce the wrap dress
• 18 months before she was born, her mother was a prisoner at the Auschwitz concentration camp
• In 1985, she founded the publishing house Salvy in Paris
• In 2002, she became a naturalized citizen of the United States