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Endpoint: Diane von Furstenberg (Brand)



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created on: 9/06/2022
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Diane von Furstenberg is the eponymous brand name of Diane von Furstenberg LP, a company founded by Diane von Fürstenberg (born Diane Simone Michele Halfin, 31 December 1946, Brussels, Belgium), 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.

Fürstenberg relaunched her company in 1997, and reintroduced the wrap dress, which gained traction with a new generation of women. Initially the relaunch was a failure, however with the appointment of Paula Sutter as President of the brand, it was restored to its heyday of the mid-seventies.

Her clothes have been worn by many celebrities including Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Beckinsale, Madonna, Tina Brown, Jessica Alba, Susan Sarandon, Priyanka Chopra, Jennifer Lopez and Whitney Houston.

Between the years 2017 and 2019, the brand lost an accumulative near $80 million, leading to an eventual 75% of the workforce made redundant in the U.S in May 2020. By 2018, sales which had been $300 million before the 2008 recession, were down to $150 million.

In 2020, DVF closed 18 of its 19 USA stores permanently.
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Submitted by : Lo55o (12478)
on : 09/06/2022
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Last updated on: 09/06/2022