Diane von Furstenberg

That was two years ago, I think. Yeah, for my 74th birthday. Yeah, I have a tendency to think that, at least in my case, when I look at myself in the mirror, I find my strength there. So somehow, when I look at myself in the mirror, I like it. And then sometimes I see a picture of me and I say, oh, my God, that's not how I feel.

That was two years ago, I think. Yeah, for my 74th birthday. Yeah, I have a tendency to think that, at least in my case, when I look at myself in the mirror, I find my strength there. So somehow, when I look at myself in the mirror, I like it. And then sometimes I see a picture of me and I say, oh, my God, that's not how I feel.

Listen, I don't judge anyone. Everyone has the right to do whatever they want. Right. I have a tendency, since I'm a little girl, to find a tiny bit destroyed look attractive. Because it's lived. So I like the lived. I never wanted to be a little girl. I always wanted to be a woman. I always aged myself. By the time I got to be 20, my mother said, how does it feel to be 20?

Listen, I don't judge anyone. Everyone has the right to do whatever they want. Right. I have a tendency, since I'm a little girl, to find a tiny bit destroyed look attractive. Because it's lived. So I like the lived. I never wanted to be a little girl. I always wanted to be a woman. I always aged myself. By the time I got to be 20, my mother said, how does it feel to be 20?

And I remember I told her, I've been saying I'm 20 for the last five years. So I've never wanted to be younger. I always look forward to be older.

And I remember I told her, I've been saying I'm 20 for the last five years. So I've never wanted to be younger. I always look forward to be older.

I used to put Kleenex in my bra because I didn't have any breasts. So, you know, we never like what we are. Yeah, I know. Yeah.

I used to put Kleenex in my bra because I didn't have any breasts. So, you know, we never like what we are. Yeah, I know. Yeah.

Well, I never really thought of me as a leader. I prefer to think that I'm an inspirer. You know, I prefer to inspire rather than lead. But aren't you in charge, Diane? Yes, but you know, I mean, to be in charge is first and foremost a commitment to ourselves. It's owning who we are. We own our imperfection. They become assets. We own our vulnerability. We turn it into strength. Yes.

Well, I never really thought of me as a leader. I prefer to think that I'm an inspirer. You know, I prefer to inspire rather than lead. But aren't you in charge, Diane? Yes, but you know, I mean, to be in charge is first and foremost a commitment to ourselves. It's owning who we are. We own our imperfection. They become assets. We own our vulnerability. We turn it into strength. Yes.

So to be in charge is really got to do with yourself. And everything has got to do with the relationship you have with yourself. Because the most important relationship in life is the one you have with yourself. Once you have that, any other relationship is a plus and not a must. And I never want to be needy ever. To anyone. For me, the most important thing is to be self-reliant.

So to be in charge is really got to do with yourself. And everything has got to do with the relationship you have with yourself. Because the most important relationship in life is the one you have with yourself. Once you have that, any other relationship is a plus and not a must. And I never want to be needy ever. To anyone. For me, the most important thing is to be self-reliant.

My children, I mean, for me, loving your children is making them independent. That's how you love your children, because you equip them for life.

My children, I mean, for me, loving your children is making them independent. That's how you love your children, because you equip them for life.

I mean, you know, I mean, I was very successful, extremely young, right? By 26, 27, I was on the cover of all the magazines. I mean, I was an entrepreneur. But you go up, you go up. What goes up must go down. You face difficulties. You go through all kinds of things. And what is important is not to pretend you're not.

I mean, you know, I mean, I was very successful, extremely young, right? By 26, 27, I was on the cover of all the magazines. I mean, I was an entrepreneur. But you go up, you go up. What goes up must go down. You face difficulties. You go through all kinds of things. And what is important is not to pretend you're not.

But facing it, facing the obstacles, facing the difficulties and owning them and dealing with them. And then all of a sudden you turn them into assets. I don't get the sense you hold back how you're feeling. Do you let people know how you're feeling? You see, the thing that explains who I am is the fact that 18 months before I was born, my mother was liberated from Auschwitz.

But facing it, facing the obstacles, facing the difficulties and owning them and dealing with them. And then all of a sudden you turn them into assets. I don't get the sense you hold back how you're feeling. Do you let people know how you're feeling? You see, the thing that explains who I am is the fact that 18 months before I was born, my mother was liberated from Auschwitz.

She weighed 49 pounds. She was a skeleton in the midst of a field of ashes. She couldn't move. She could not move. She went back to Belgium. Her mother couldn't believe that she had survived. She was 21 years old. And she fed her like a little bird every 10 minutes. And within six months, she looked normal. Her fiancé, who had been in Switzerland, came. They met.

She weighed 49 pounds. She was a skeleton in the midst of a field of ashes. She couldn't move. She could not move. She went back to Belgium. Her mother couldn't believe that she had survived. She was 21 years old. And she fed her like a little bird every 10 minutes. And within six months, she looked normal. Her fiancé, who had been in Switzerland, came. They met.