Fashion's reigning empress of confidence, Diane von Furstenberg, has spent the last five decades reminding women to be "the woman they want to be." Now, at 78, she's showing the world what that mantra looks like in practice — equal parts grace, candor, and self-assured composure.
This month, von Furstenberg has been making headlines not for a new runway collection, but for her heartfelt response to husband Barry Diller's public revelation that he is gay — and for being honored as a Cultural Icon by New York's Perelman Performing Arts Center.
