Diane von Furstenberg Quotes - Page 7

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• My son loves the Hotel du Cap, in the south of France.

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  Son, France, Hospitality

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• 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.

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  School, America, Switzerland

  Interview with David Colman, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 24, 2012.

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• When you come to a hotel room, you want it to be grand, functional and beautiful. But you don't want things that are not useful. Sometimes you go to hotels and there are all these frames and pictures of people you don't know, and you end up hiding everything in the drawer, and then housekeeping come and put it out again.

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  Beautiful, People, Want

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• Fashion can be this mysterious thing that you can't explain.

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  Fashion, Mysterious Things, Mysterious

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• The best-dressed man is an Italian who is trying to look English, or an Englishman who is trying to look Italian.

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  Italian, Men, Trying

  "Glamour is so important". Interview with Jess Cartner-Morley, www.theguardian.com. September 12, 2003.

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• Just don't go to a place where everything is too expensive... it'll put your husband in a bad mood.

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  Husband, Bad Mood, Expensive

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• 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.

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  Ends, Honestly, Wells

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• I have always been a nomad and I have mastered the art of packing! I always say: pack lightly, live lightly.

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  Art, Packing, Nomad

  "I'm not at my desk now: what makes the perfect summer getaway" by Imogen West-Knights and Grace Cook, www.ft.com. August 7, 2015.

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• I loved the seventies.

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  Seventies

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• Animals come from nature. They were not designed. All my inspiration comes from nature, whether it's an animal or the layout of bark or of a leaf. Sometimes my patterns are very bold, and you can barely see where they come from, but all the textures and all the prints come out of nature.

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  Inspiration, Animal, Texture

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• My best creation is my children.

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  Children, My Children, Creation

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• One of my fondest memories was when I was in London as a young, independent businesswoman and stayed at Claridge's. I knew I had made it. To me, Claridge's is the most glamourous hotel in the world; I regard it as my home away from home. I am honoured to become part of the hotel's legacy and rich design history.

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  Memories, Home, Independent

  "DVF For Claridge's" by Lauren Milligan, www.vogue.co.uk. March 04, 2010.

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• The little black dress is the true friend...she travels with you...is patient and constant...you go to her when you don't know where else to go and she is ALWAYS reliable and timeless.

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  True Friend, Black, Dresses

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• I always knew the woman I wanted to be-I knew I wanted to be a woman who was independent a woman who was in the driving seat, a woman who didn't need for the man to decide.

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  Independent, Men, Needs

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• I'm not the only one; most people's mothers are the most influential person in their life. But my mother survived the camps, and she was very strong. She made me strong, but she wanted me to be strong. That's more important.

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  Inspiring, Mother, Strong

  "Diane von Furstenberg: Unwrapped". Interview with Anamaria Wilson, www.harpersbazaar.com. September 14, 2009.

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• All women are strong. My mother survived Auschwitz, and fear wasn't an option when we were growing up. If we were afraid of the dark, we were put into the closet until we weren't.

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  Mother, Strong, Growing Up

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• I was 26 when I invented the wrap dress. It was just a nothing little printed dress made out an jersey, and before I know it, I lived an American Dream making more than 25,000 dresses a week.

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  Dream, Dresses, Littles

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• I think all races are represented in America much more than in many other places, but it's also nice to remind people about that ethnic mix. I would like to see more black models and women from different ethnic backgrounds, but I also think that when you are casting, you just choose the most beautiful girl you can find.

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  Beautiful, Girl, Nice

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• The more independent you want to be, the more generous you must be with yourself as a woman.

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  Women, Independent, Want

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• I had arranged a birthday party for him and my children, who are all Aquarians. Instead, we got married. I ran out of excuses. It was just us and my children.

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  Birthday, Children, Party

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• I am not allowed to be afraid. My mother made me like that. As a child, if I was afraid of the dark, she would lock me in the closet. Things like this. And she would talk about the time she spent in the concentration camp, but not about being afraid, only about the good side of it.

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  Mother, Children, Dark

  "It's a wrap". Interview with Polly Vernon, www.theguardian.com. April 9, 2006.

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• I always was fascinated with China, because I was born in Europe, and for us, China had this fascination and mystery. The first time I came here was in 1989. They were on bicycles, and the speed of the growth has been incredible.

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  Europe, Growth, Fascination

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• As the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, I represent the designers. And while we can by no means take the blame for eating disorders, we can play our part in addressing this important issue.

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  Fashion, Mean, Play

  "Fat is a fashionable issue" by Jess Cartner-Morley, www.theguardian.com. January 27, 2007.

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• You don’t seduce in the same way at my age. You seduce with brains, with talent. Yesterday for lunch I met the most incredible 90-year-old woman. She survived Auschwitz, she was beautiful, she didn’t have white hair, she didn’t wear glasses. She was totally seductive. I just thought, Oh, my God, I still have time ahead of me.

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  Beautiful, Glasses, Hair

  "How Diane von Furstenberg Is Like a Cowboy". Interview with Andrew Goldman, www.nytimes.com. June 28, 2013.

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• I've always liked wrinkles. When I was a young girl, I used to make lines on my face with my nails because I loved Jeanne Moreau. I always wanted to be older; I always added years to my life. For the longest time, if people thought I was older I would take it as a compliment.

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  Girl, Wrinkles, Years

  "DVF Up Close". Interview with Anamaria Wilson, www.harpersbazaar.com. March 31, 2011.

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