Furstenberg Quotes & Sayings

If you're trying to lose weight, you just have to eat less. I mean that. — 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

For Americans I'll always be Israeli, and for Israelis I'll always be American. But I really have no need for definitions. — Hani Furstenberg

Be in charge of your own life. — Diane Von Furstenberg

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. — Diane Von Furstenberg

If you're a good person, the goodness will continue through your descendants. — Diane Von Furstenberg

There are emerging countries. I mean, there are countries, you know, China, India, and Brazil, and all of these countries that are emerging. They are building homes. They are building - so there is a new lifestyle. — Diane Von Furstenberg

My son loves the Hotel du Cap, in the south of France. — 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 was lucky enough to have it all. To be successful in business, to have children, to raise them on my own, and to travel and live my life. It was a lot of work, but it's a privilege to have been able to do it. — Diane Von Furstenberg

The more independent you want to be, the more generous you must be with yourself as a woman. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Personal style is accepting who you are. — Diane Von Furstenberg

You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Attitude is everything. — Diane Von Furstenberg

What I have learned is that when you are sick, much of healing is in the hands of doctors and science, but part of it is finding and using your own power. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Today designer Alexander McQueen passed away ... His talent was immense and he will remain immortal in the history of Fashion. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I'm all about empowering women. And by lining them up against the wall and weighing them, surely you are making them feel more like meat than ever - even if it's little meat, if you know what I mean. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I never knew what I wanted to do, but I knew the kind of woman I wanted to be. — Diane Von Furstenberg

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. — Diane Von Furstenberg

When a woman becomes her individual most effective close friend existence is simpler. — Diane Von Furstenberg

My definition of beauty is strength and personality. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I loved the seventies. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I always wanted to live a man's life in a woman's body — Diane Von Furstenberg

New York seemed as young as I was and infinitely hospitable. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I wanted to be an empowered woman, and I became an empowered woman. And now I want to empower every woman. And I do it through my clothes, I do it through my words, I do it through my money, I do it through everything. — Diane Von Furstenberg

No one should notice how your eyes are done or the color of your eyeshadow. They should just notice you and notice that you're beautiful, that you have beautiful eyes. — Diane Von Furstenberg

The trees at Cloudwalk have been my friends for forty years. I'm sure if I were sawed in half, our rings would match. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I must have books everywhere. They're the soul of a room-they reveal the taste, the interests, and the secrets of whoever lives there. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Clarity is the most important thing. I can compare clarity to pruning in gardening. You know, you need to be clear. If you are not clear, nothing is going to happen. You have to be clear. Then you have to be confident about your vision. And after that, you just have to put a lot of work in. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I am a fast dresser, 30 minutes max with hair and makeup. I don't have a uniform, but I like to be comfortable. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I'm not someone who calculates things. — Diane Von Furstenberg

My clothes are great for a honeymoon: They're light and sexy, colorful and pretty, and not expensive. — Diane Von Furstenberg

The secret is to enjoy being you. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I am almost a vegetarian, and I meditate, do yoga and love to hike. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I have always been attracted to clothes designed by women. Coco Chanel, Vionnet, Norma Kamali, Donna Karan. They have a little more - how do I put it? - understanding. — Diane Von Furstenberg

In all circumstances, I always look for the light and build around it, with little memory of pain. — Diane Von Furstenberg

It's very often true that some women look better without makeup, but that's only during the day. — Diane Von Furstenberg

The easier your hair is to manage the happier you'll be with it and the prettier you'll feel. — 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

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

The relationship that counts most in my life is the one I have with myself. I have a great, great, great relationship with myself, and it gets better and better as I get older. The other day, I was talking to Barry in the car and I said, 'I'm so glad I'm me!' — 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

I believe that all women should have children. I think women are made to have children and to be mothers. I also think women have to have an identity outside the home. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I never try to make a major fashion statement but I want to be the friend in a woman's closet. I make dresses that women get laid in. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I began to be involved (with exercise). It was a little bit like sex sometimes - you know how sometimes you're kind of disinterested, kind of uninvolved, and slowly you begin to become interested? — Diane Von Furstenberg

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. — Diane Von Furstenberg

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. — Diane Von Furstenberg

If you like trekking, go to the Himalayas or Peru. I love those kinds of trips. But it all depends on your own life and what you like and what you expect. — Diane Von Furstenberg

My mother never, ever told me about evilness. She only saw the beautiful things ... she wanted to protect me from it. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Love is about relationships, yet the most important relationship is the one you have with yourself. Who else is with you at all times? Who else feels the pain when you are hurt? The shame when you are humiliated? Who can smile at your small satisfactions and laugh at your victories but you? Who understands your moments of fear and loneliness better? Who can console you better than you? You are the one who possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness. You cannot have a good relationship with anyone, unless you first have it with yourself. Once you have that, any other relationship is a plus, and not a must. — Diane Von Furstenberg

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. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Character. Intelligence. Strength. Style. That makes beauty. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Style is something each of us already has, all we need to do is find it. — Diane Von Furstenberg

God has saved my life so that I can give you life. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Don't blame your parents, don't blame your boyfriend, don't blame the weather. Accept the reality, embrace the challenge, and deal with it. Be in charge of your own life. Turn negatives into positives and be proud to be a woman. — Diane Von Furstenberg

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. — Diane Von Furstenberg

We all have a Wonder Woman inside us. — Diane Von Furstenberg

The important thing is to believe in what you do. Have a big dream and take small steps. — Diane Von Furstenberg

You know, there's a thing about the woman across the room. You see the woman across the room, you think, She's so poised; she's so together. But she looks at you and you are the woman across the room for her. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I was fortunate to become the woman I always wanted to be. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Beauty is perfect in its imperfections, so you just have to go with the imperfections. — Diane Von Furstenberg

You don't want to exaggerate any feature noticeably. I think only truly beautiful women can exaggerate and they usually don't have to. — Diane Von Furstenberg

For me, traveling and living are the same. How you travel is a symbol of your life. — Diane Von Furstenberg

All women are the same, really: They are strong, but they are afraid of their own strength. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I'm not tired of who I am. That would be sad! — 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

Don't be afraid of your own strength. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Resisting a beautiful chocolate cake or a wonderful foie gras is as difficult as (the idea of) saying no to Paul Newman. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Silence, nothing is better. — Diane Von Furstenberg

If you are trying to slip out without waking a sleeping man, zips are a nightmare. Haven't you ever tried to creep out of the room unnoticed the following morning? I've done that many times. — Diane Von Furstenberg

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier. — Diane Von Furstenberg

The most important thing is to be healthy, to drink a lot of water, to fight gravity as much as possible. I am one of the few people who decided I wasn't going to do any invasion with my face. — Diane Von Furstenberg

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. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Sleep is easier to make up than a unique evening. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I always wanted to be a femme fatale. Even when I was a young girl, I never really wanted to be a girl. I wanted to be a woman. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I really have fun making up. I have a good face for making up, good bones. I do the shapings, then the eyes. Then I put on mascara and I do something else. Then I put on mascara again and do something else. Then I put on more mascara and my whole face is completely made up. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Love is life is love. There is no way to envision life without love, and at this point in my life, I don't think there is anything more important - love of family, love of nature, love of travel, love of learning, love of life in every way - all of it. Love is being thankful, love is paying attention, love is being open and compassionate. Love is using all the privileges you possess to help those who are in need. Love is giving voice to those who don't have one. Love is a way of feeling alive and respecting life. I have been in love many times, but — Diane Von Furstenberg

The way I design generally is very much travel-oriented because that is my life. That's why I make clothes that are so light and so easy to pack and a little bit seasonless. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I've always been inspired by women, and my mission was to inspire women. I always wanted to become a certain kind of woman, and I became that woman through fashion. It was a dialogue. I would see that the wrap dress made those women confident, and made them act with confidence. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I am a traveler. I am a nomad. I rarely sleep in the same bed more than three or four nights. And I know hotel life better than anyone. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I sit in the sink (while applying makeup). I do. I've broken more sinks ... I sit in the sink, on top of a big square sink in my bathroom with my feet in the basin so I'm very close to the mirror with the good light, and I'm very comfortable. I also manage to put my two phones in the sink so that nothing, but nothing, could get me out of there. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Aging is out of your control. How you handle it, though, is in your hands. — Diane Von Furstenberg

It's important to leave your face without makeup for a while after waking up ... Let your skin breathe a while before applying your makeup, even if it means waking up a bit earlier. — Diane Von Furstenberg

You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I travel light. I think the most important thing is to be in a good mood and enjoy life, wherever you are. — Diane Von Furstenberg

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

I had good legs, and I loved showing them off. — Diane Von Furstenberg

You can learn a lot from my mistakes more than my success. — Diane Von Furstenberg

The secret to a great marriage is having a great husband. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Water is life is love is life is water. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Now is the time to become a myth. — Diane Von Furstenberg

The success of every single woman is the inspiration for another. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Don't dwell on the dark side of things, but look for the light and build around it. — 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

We need to encourage designers and agencies to be responsible. We need to make sure everyone is sensitive to the issues. But to calculate the girls' body mass - I personally think it is demeaning. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I obviously don't feel under pressure to look young, because I have had no Botox or surgery. I don't judge people who choose to have it, but I don't want to erase who I am. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Prepare your food attractively and serve it nicely. — Diane Von Furstenberg

I've been working seriously in giving fashion a place that it deserves. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Being attractive for a few hours some evening is hardly worth being that unattractive all day (in hot rollers). Being yourself and being natural with a man is wonderful, but being downright unattractive with him is foolish. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Fashion Week is so important for designers. — Diane Von Furstenberg