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THE WOMAN I WANTED TO BE

The Woman I Wanted To Be, November 2014
by Diane Von Furstenberg

Simon & Schuster
256 pages
ISBN: 1451651546
EAN: 9781451651546
Kindle: B00DPM7ZZ8
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"The prose is an entertaining and timeless as the icon herself."

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THE WOMAN I WANTED TO BE
Diane Von Furstenberg

Reviewed by Annie Tegelan
Posted December 26, 2014

Non-Fiction Memoir

THE WOMAN I WANTED TO BE is a portrayal of a modern muse. Renowned fashion designer Diana Von Furstenberg recounts her most favorite memories from her past, starting from her early beginnings as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, her travels across the world and then later as she touches on her work and business adventures.

Written in quite a storylike manner, the prose is an entertaining and timeless as the icon herself. THE WOMAN I WANTED TO BE is suitable for all ages varying from young teens looking for a good role model and inspiration to anyone interested in beauty, fashion, but life as well. Von Furstenberg shares all that she learned throughout life in this biography as well as adding powerful anecdotes and pictures to indulge the reader.

DVF is more than just a name. To learn more about the woman behind it, all one needs to do is crack open THE WOMAN I WANTED TO BE and enjoy the glimpse into the mind of a world traveller, a fashion icon, a business woman and an all around incredible human being.

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SUMMARY

One of the most influential, admired, and innovative women of our time: fashion designer, philanthropist, wife, mother, and grandmother, Diane von Furstenberg offers a book about becoming the woman she wanted to be. Diane von Furstenberg started out with a suitcase full of jersey dresses and an idea of who she wanted to beโ€”in her words, โ€œthe kind of woman who is independent and who doesnโ€™t rely on a man to pay her bills.โ€ She has since become that woman, establishing herself as a global brand and a major force in the fashion industry, all the while raising a family and maintaining โ€œmy children are my greatest creation.โ€ In The Woman I Wanted to Be, von Furstenberg reflects on her extraordinary lifeโ€”from childhood in Brussels to her days as a young, jet-set princess, to creating the dress that came to symbolize independence and power for an entire generation of women. With remarkable honesty and wisdom, von Furstenberg mines the rich territory of what it means to be a woman. She opens up about her family and career, overcoming cancer, building a global brand, and devoting herself to empowering other women, writing, โ€œI want every woman to know that she can be the woman she wants to be.โ€

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