Diane von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion

Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
October 17, 2024–August 31, 2025

Organized by the Fashion & Lace Museum, Brussels, Belgium

Photography by Robert Wedemeyer

Exploring the remarkable life and work of fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, this US debut exhibition coincided with the 50th anniversary of the designer’s iconic wrap dress. Organized in four thematic sections, Diane von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion included a selection of over sixty pieces drawn from the DVF archives along with ephemera, fabric swatches, media pieces, and information on her philanthropic work. The Skirball’s presentation displayed new images and audio that shed light on von Furstenberg’s personal biography as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor and a war refugee, offering additional perspective on the factors that shaped her life and work.