As he explained once F rstenberg, "The minute I knew that was going to be Egon's wife, decided to start a career. I wanted to be somewhere with aspirations, and not just any girl who marries a prince." 1 His intention was, among other things, to win his own salary, and to show his independence as a working woman. In 1970, with a budget of 30,000, began designing clothes for women. Her husband also was to become a designer, starting his career years later, in 1974. .
Furstenber and her husband were a true reflection of the glamor of the 70s, his exotic life style is alternated with festivals and galas in attending from Salvador Dali to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the couple was home from the magazine New York Magazine "under the headline:" The couple that has it all. It is sufficient if any. " The couple finally divorced in an amicable way, in 1973.
His popularity began to grow thanks to the creation in 1973 of cutting cross dress (known in English as "wrap dress"). The creation of F rstenberg had a great influence on women's fashion. Currently one of the first dresses is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It can be seen at the Costume Institute. ". The dress was introduced at the fashion market by chance, to teach F rstenberg to the editor of Vogue, Diana Vreeland, the forerunner of what would be taken "wrap-dress." That same year she was invited to participate in Fashion Week in New York, where the dress first appeared on the catwalk.
Inside the business of fashion F rstenberg can also find a line of cosmetics and accessories. In 1975, the sale puts the fragrance "Tatiana", named in honor of his daughter. In addition, to expand your business register your name and initials, and takes the sale of new products such as cosmetics, handbags and sunglasses. The following year, 1976, the sales figures of his clothing brand, "wrap dress", and amounted to 5 million.
In 1983, signing a contract with the British pharmaceutical group, Beecham Group Ltd. The success of the brand and the expansion of its business is reported during a 4-year seat on the Top 10 of the best businesses run by women in the United States .
In 1985, F rstenberg decides to move to the city of Paris, France. At the end of 80 years who is known throughout the decade DVF product line benefited from more than 1 trillion. Plus Size Swimwear After five years in Paris and with his signature booming, F rstenberg returns to U.S.
In 1993, after the death of American artist Lowell Nesbitt, F rstenberg bought his studio and residence at 389 West 12th Street. The house, before its reform, used to work in the old barn for the horses as the New York cops, so extensive that some -----. The place became the 70s and 80s in a place of reunion, in which a variety of venues you could enjoy an indoor pool, large windows and an attic. This building, known by its former owner as "The Old Stable" (The old barn), became celebrities and figures in the art as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Robert Motherwell, Larry Rivers and James Rosenquist.
The building was used by F rstenberg working as a studio and residence until early in 2000 was demolished. Subsequently built a more modern building of greater height. She currently works at the DVF Studio "located in the street 874 Washington, New York, where his work focuses on creating clothing lines" high-end ", ie high prices and sold as only in selected places like Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.
In 1997, he returned to the market for a more active fashion, by selling her line of haute couture. Published his memoirs, "Diane: A Signature Life (Simon and Schuster, 1998).
In 2005, the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) gave its award to F rstenberg in recognition of all achievements in his career as a designer. The following year, in 2006, was named president of the CFDA. Other projects this year were the creation of a mobile phone design for the brand name T-Mobile and the appearance as a juror in Several episodes of the U.S. program Project Runway.
Both in her work and her personal life, used his surname "von" for "zu" but Europe and beyond. Another detailed anecdotes about his family name is normally in advertising campaigns and logos often appear without an umlaut, although at the beginning of their career (up to 90 years) was always included.
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