page_title: Diane von Fürstenberg
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Diane von Fürstenberg / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: English: Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller at the 2009 premiere of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Photographer's blog post about event and photograph.
context_page_description: Diane von Fürstenberg, is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg, as the wife of Prince Egon von Fürstenberg. Following their separation in 1972 and divorce in 1983, she has continued to use his family name.
  Her fashion company, Diane von Furstenberg is available in over 70 countries and 45 free-standing shops worldwide, with the company's headquarters and flagship boutique located in Manhattan's Meatpacking District.
  She is the past Chairwoman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, a position she held from 2006 to 2019; in 2014 was listed as the 68th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes; and in 2015 was included in the Time 100, as an Icon, by Time Magazine. In 2016, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from The New School. In 2019, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
context_section_description: At university, when she was 18, she met Prince Egon von Fürstenberg, the elder son of Prince Tassilo zu Fürstenberg, a German Roman Catholic prince, and his first wife, Clara Agnelli, an heiress to the Fiat automotive fortune and member of the Italian nobility. Married in 1969, the couple had two children, Alexander and Tatiana, who were born in New York City. She is now the grandmother of five, including Talita von Fürstenberg.
  The Fürstenbergs' marriage, although unpopular with the groom's family because of the bride's Jewish ethnicity, was considered dynastic, and on her marriage she became Her Serene Highness Princess Diane of Fürstenberg. However, she lost any claim to the title following their separation in 1972 and divorce in 1983.
  In 2001, she married American media mogul Barry Diller.
  On 28 February 2020, Fürstenberg was made a Chevalier de la Legion D’Honneur for her contributions to fashion, women's leadership, and philanthropy. She was presented the award by Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, in a ceremony at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs headquarters on the Quai d'Orsay.
caption: Diane von Fürstenberg with her second husband Barry Diller at the 2009 Metropolitan Opera premiere.
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