Born in Brussels, designer Diane von Furstenberg is best known for pioneering the effortless wrap dress, a style she created in 1972. Wanting to create "elegant ease" for modern women, von Furstenberg moved to the United States with her then husband, Prince Egon von Furstenberg, and jumped into the fashion scene in 1969. Creating pieces with fluid, simple lines and bright, saturated colors, von Furstenberg became popular in the 1970s with her famous wrap dress, which quickly became a favorite with her glamorous Studio 54 peers and everyday Janes alike. Her own label.which now includes cosmetics, luggage, shoes, and accessories.continues to grow, as does the line of fine jewelry von Furstenberg collaborated on with H.Stern. With her company based in Manhattan.s Meatpacking District, she is currently the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the organization that also awarded her a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. F
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Fashion Designers Hope to Stitch Up an Obama WinWashington PostSaturday 16th August 2008It used to be that political campaigns would be satisfied if they managed to settle on an eye-catching font for their T-shirts and trucker caps. The merchandise wasn't so much designed as it was stamped out like a pile of red, white and blue bunting. Political paraphernalia was mostly about the...
Fashionistas turn out for ObamaHonolulu AdvertiserSaturday 16th August 2008It used to be that political campaigns would be satisfied if they managed to settle on an eye-catching font for their T-shirts and trucker caps. The merchandise wasn't so much designed as it was stamped out like a pile of red, white and blue bunting. Political paraphernalia was mostly about the message ? not the aesthetics.
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Andy Warhol Photos Donated to K-State's Beach Museum of ArtArt DailyFriday 15th August 2008NEW YORK.- The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University has received 150 photographs of celebrities and other high-profile Americans taken by pop artist Andy Warhol.
New York Belgians WaffleThe New York ObserverFriday 15th August 2008 Thomas Degeest's Wafels & Dinges truck might just be the perfect metaphor for Belgium. Painted in the country's colors -- red, yellow and black -- the truck sells Belgian waffles at several Manhattan locations. It looks patriotic. It flies a Belgian flag out its back window. But then there's that name. "Every time we get Belgians [ordering] we get, 'Whoa, what a crazy name,' because it's ...
