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Boss Files with Poppy Harlow

Diane von Furstenberg: My Third Act

Boss Files with Poppy Harlow

CNN

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.6538 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2017

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg is known for her iconic wrap dress that catapulted her to success in the 1970s, but today she is embarking on what she calls her "third act," using her voice to empower women and girls around the world. She opens about her late mother - a Holocaust survivor, and shares her take on the DVF brand in a fashion industry defined by technology and millennial consumers. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

In this episode of Boss Files, you know, the truth is I've never met a woman who is not strong.

0:06.4

It just doesn't exist, you know. It doesn't exist.

0:09.9

Legendary fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg.

0:13.0

Her iconic rap dress shot her to stardom in the 1970s,

0:17.1

landed her on the cover of Newsweek when she was just 29 years old.

0:21.6

Today, she's embarking on what she calls her third app.

0:25.7

It was inspired by her late mother, a Holocaust survivor who defined strength for Diane.

0:32.1

My mother always said to be a woman is an advantage.

0:35.9

And when she referred to men, she always said,

0:38.3

the poor ones, the poor ones, you know,

0:40.3

but in a nice way, in an affectionate way.

0:43.3

So I, that's the way I was raised,

0:47.3

so I already kind of assumed that to be a woman was good.

0:52.3

Plus, she tells us she didn't think she was beautiful when she was younger.

0:57.1

How can that be? For DVF, this is anything but the end of her career. She's continuing to lead

1:03.6

in the industry, embracing social media as she talks to her millennial consumers. Here's my

1:09.4

conversation with Diane Von Furstenberg. Diane Van

1:14.1

First of her, thank you for being here. Thank you. Ahead of a big trip to Paris tonight, I appreciate

1:18.6

you making the time. You are a legend in the world of fashion. And before we start, I have to share

1:25.0

with our listeners our moment yesterday.

1:29.8

So for people listening, they won't know that I'm five and a half months pregnant.

1:34.8

So therefore, every DVF dress that I tried on for this interview at home didn't fit.

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