10. She’s an entrepreneur — at just 22, Diane got her break by showing three original dress designs to Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, who declared them “smashing.”
9. She made co-ed happy hour possible — by 1975, the wrap liberated women by allowing them to go from office to cocktails without changing.
8. She’s a hiker and nature-lover — her famous prints are inspired by twigs and leaves she collects on her walks.
7. Her mantra? “Feel like a woman, wear a dress.”
6. DVF sold more than 5 million dresses by 1976.
5. She speaks four languages.
4. She’s a mother of two (and grandmother of three!).
3. She’s a breast cancer survivor.
2. She’s a master packer — Diane can pack for a weeklong vacation in a petit valise that’s probably smaller than your gym bag.
1. She loves to give back — you, DailyCandy reader, have the exclusive chance to win a replica of the legendary dress from the 1976 Newsweek cover and Diane’s favorite petit valise — chockful of a world traveler’s essentials. Click dvf.com to enter.
And that, as they say, is a wrap.
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