Every Friday on BDG we feature individuals that have secured a place in fashion history.
Today’s Fashion Icon is a woman that everyone knows, not just the fashionistas, The Queen of the wrap dress, Diane Von Furstenberg.
Diane gained initial notoriety when she married price Egon Von Furstenberg in 1969. Once they got married, she chose to start her career, so that she would have something of her own to contribute.

Pictured with ex-husband Prince Ego Von Furstenberg heir to the Fiat automotive empire
In 1974 she began designing her own collection of womenswear, and registered her brand with the seventh avenue fashion directory, and fashion week. After relocating to New York, she met the famed Vogue editor Diana Vreeland. When young pregnant designer Von Furstenberg rolled a rack full of wrap dresses into the offices at Vogue magazine, she found she had a huge fan in Ms. Vreeland.
To honor the ubiquitous dress that launch her career in the fashion industry, Diane Von Furstenberg marks the 40 year birthday of the Wrap Dress. The exhibition titled “The Journey of the Dress” opened in LA in January and runs till April 2014.
And an added bonus, the designer and the dress have even been immortalized by my favorite doll, Barbie.
Congratulations on 40 years…here’s to many more!
xo,
BDG
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