What I think I sell with my clothes is confidence, so hopefully all my dresses, my accessories, are friends to the women. When you open the closet, and your eyes are swollen, and you don't like the way you look, you go to your friends.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes how clothing can provide women with confidence, acting as supportive friends in times of self-doubt.
Diane Von Furstenberg expresses that her clothing line is not just about fashion but rather about instilling confidence in women. She likens her garments and accessories to friends that women turn to when they are feeling down about their appearance, highlighting the emotional connection between fashion and self-esteem.
In practice
A motivational speech about women's empowerment in fashion events.
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!
The little black dress is the true friend...she travels with you...is patient and constant...you go to her when you don't know where else to go and she is ALWAYS reliable and timeless.
One of the most important things about fashion is to dress as well as you can, look as attractive as you can, and at the same time be comfortable with yourself. Be easy about your clothes; forget about them.
All women are strong. My mother survived Auschwitz, and fear wasn't an option when we were growing up. If we were afraid of the dark, we were put into the closet until we weren't.
You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.
A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials.
I always wear what I'm comfortable in. If one designer doesn't like what I'm wearing, the next one will.
In Italy they take cheap cloth and make it look expensive, but I take expensive cloth and make it look cheap. They just don't understand.
Don't use expensive clothes as a screen for your personal doubts. Be proud of yourself
To pull off any look, wear it with confidence.
Elegance isn't solely defined by what you wear. It's how you carry yourself, how you speak, what you read.
I'm not a fashion victim, and I don't closely follow trends. I dress the way I feel comfortable because, at the end of the day, you have to be comfortable.
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