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" My son loves the Hotel du Cap, in the south of France. "
Diane von Furstenberg
France
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" There's design, and there's art. Good design is total harmony. There's no better designer than nature - if you look at a branch or a leaf, it's perfect. It's all function. Art is different. It's about emotion. It's about suffering and beauty - but mostly suffering! "
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" 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. "
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" I was terrified the first time that I had a big problem in my business. I was obviously terrified when they diagnosed me with cancer in 1994. I was terrified when my son used to drive too fast. But I do believe in the fact that fear is not an option, so I always try to face it and not be afraid. "
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" 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. "
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" I design for the woman who loves being a woman. "
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" Confidence. If you have it, you can make anything look good. "
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" I don't like to talk about my dreams. I like to make them happen. I prefer to talk about them when they're done. "
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" I've been working seriously in giving fashion a place that it deserves. "
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" The iPad! What is better designed than that? I read magazines on it, I play Scrabble. I use it for everything. "
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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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" Insecurity is a waste of time. "
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" I used the aspects of being a woman to my advantage, but I worked for myself, not a big corporation, so I was lucky to have the freedom to behave however I liked. "
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" 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. "
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" You need, in your closet, clothes that will - that you can use in many different ways. Clothes that make you fell comfortable, clothes that make you feel 'you.' "
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" All women are the same, really: They are strong, but they are afraid of their own strength. "
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" I had good legs, and I loved showing them off. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Fashion can be this mysterious thing that you can't explain. "
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" I didn't really know what I wanted to do, but I knew the woman I wanted to become. "
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" 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. "
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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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" Fashion is mysterious, as a rule. Why are blue jeans a classic? You just hit on something that happens to be timeless and right. "
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" Italy will always have the best food. "
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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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" 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. "
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" Harbour Island in the Bahamas is beautiful, with turquoise water and pink sand. "
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