Quotes from Diane von Furstenberg

The Chinese consumer is everybody. It's very simple.

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.

Usually, the fairy tale ends with the girl marrying the prince. But mine started as soon as the marriage was over.

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.

The most important relationship is the one you have with yourself.

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.

The fashion industry has a responsibility to represent a healthy image of women, but to start weighing them and putting them against a wall and making them feel like animals? No.

I never like to think that I design for a particular person. 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.

I've been working seriously in giving fashion a place that it deserves.

I design for the woman who loves being a woman.

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.

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.

Fashion Week is so important for designers.

Marriage was never a destination with me.

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

Attitude is everything.

I design for the woman who loves being a woman.

Italy will always have the best food.

I travel in so many different ways I travel high, I rough it... it all depends on who I travel with.

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.

The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself. Because no matter what happens, you will always be with yourself.

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.

The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself. Because no matter what happens, you will always be with yourself.

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