302 Quotes by Diane Von Furstenberg

I always wanted to live a man’s life in a woman’s body.

What’s important to me is to share, and being inspired, and inspiring.

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.

You know who’s gonna give you everything? Yourself.

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.

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.

I get ideas about what’s essential when packing my suitcase.

I design for the woman I wanted to be, the woman I used to be and to some degree, the woman I’m still a little piece of.

Style is about confidence. That’s the real beauty.