Diane von Furstenberg first entered the fashion world in 1970 with a suitcase full of jersey dresses.  In 1974, she created the wrap dress, which came to symbolize power and independence for an entire generation of women.  By 1976, over a million had sold.  After a hiatus, Ms. von Furstenberg re-launched the iconic dress in 1997, reestablishing her company as a global luxury lifestyle brand.  In 2005, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, became CFDA president in 2006, and later served as chairwoman until 2019.  Ms. Von Furstenberg published The Woman I Wanted to Be in 2014 and Own It in 2021, and as a philanthropist, she created the DVF Awards to honor women who have displayed leadership, strength, and courage.  She was named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2015.”