Presenting the legs of the Excellently legendary Diane von Furstenberg.

The Excellent Diane von Furstenberg in her office, as photographed by Todd Hessler for The New York Times.

You name them, we follow them. Whether it’s the self-imposed muses at Kingdom of Style, or the king of street stalking Sartorialist, fashion bloggers are the future.

We’ve shown our admiration for the Susie Style Bubbles, Bryan Boys and Tommy Tons, and Journalists from industry fashion bibles continue praise the mantras of those already on top. But fashion leaders must always be on the lookout for what’s new – what’s hot. Especially when a majority of the fashion bloggers shop at the same places.

The creme de la creme of High street retailers: American Apparel, Urban Outfitters, H&M, and Topshop are forever indebted to the fashionistas who consistently create looks on their blogs that inspire a growing batch of followers. Without this new school of “unofficial” spokespeople, fashion retailer’s net profits would plummet at jet speed.

This post is an ode the new generation of bloggers. They’re young, fashion-forward, and proudly Canadian.

Regardless of how different they are in content, the selected fashionistas have three things in common: high street style, thrift shops and character.

So here we go.(And by the way, all images are properties of the blog owners.)

The Dreamer: Rachel, 16, Serva Me, Servabo Te.

This young blogger loves pretty floral print dresses and far away places. In July 2008, Rachel founded  Save me, And I Will Save You. With piercing green eyes, fiery red hair, and a direct sense of fashion, Rachel updates her followers about fashion finds at Toronto’s vintage shops, and has a knack for binding art, fantasy books and music into her fashion entries. Though she has a passion for fashion, it’s easy to see her cultivating a career in the literary world, maybe with Penguin Books.

The Fashion Creator: Katia, 17, Blinding Bright Lights.

Whether Katia’s venturing european countries or strolling NYC, this Montrealer/Student  is a self-proclaimed “fashion-obsessed vegetarian with extremely high hopes for the future.” Fashion through her eyes is a cluttered barrage of colour, and putting looks together is much like changing underwear – she does it often. Her posts garner a legion of responses, which means she’s becoming a prominent voice within Canada’s fashion blogsphere. Maybe she’ll launch her own line, land a job at Colette or French Elle.

The Fashion Editor: Lea, 13, Lea Likes Fashion.

Don’t be fooled by the pouty demure in this picture; there’s nothing emo about Lea’s blog. In fact, it’s along the lines of UK’s Grazia. At just 13-years-old, Lea’s one of the most underrated yet promising personalities in Canadian fashion – literally. She’s a woman of little words but high on visual content. Noting Alexander McQueen as one of her favorite designers, she’s quick to post pre-season haute couture collections and one-on-one guides of her own daily looks. She’s got the look that will land her in front row of fashion weeks, and she’s got lifestyle flair; she posts food recipes and tips making her a well-rounded blogger. Word to the wise Lea, have you seen MCQ’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection of to die for bags?

The Society Girl: Olivia, 21, Stylestruck.ca.

She’s got a cute cropped cut and kick ass heels. And when she’s not giving the low down of what’s in her closet, Fashion Blogger Olivia does her own rendition of street stalking. She’s all about who’s who in the Vancouver’s (and abroad) fashion scene. She’s got a positive attitude and wears a bright smile to match. She’s definitely one of those fashionistas you’ll see working the PR circuit for a well-renowned fashion house, maybe Diane Von Furstenberg?

The Glam Girl: Abbey, 16, Abbey Karson Blog.

Abbey’s got enough style to be apart of the team behind über-fashion mags like Pop, or Katie Grand’s Love. Note the british mags mentioned; that’s because she’s cool, maybe too cool to be in Canada. With her doll-like features and semi-beehive hairstyle, Abbey is essentially Britpop to-the-max. The quality of the images on her blog are stunning and the fashion-girl-against-rural-backdrop (except when she is in front of her magazine poster plastered wall) is fresh and exciting.

The Indie Fashion Maven: Siân, 23, Good Stuff Here.

Out of all the bloggers, Siân would probably be the most anti-mainstream, though she genuinely is the most avant-garde. This Makeup Artist from Toronto’s style resonates throughout her blog; she’s one of those personalities you can see getting in with weekly indies like Toronto’s Now! Magazine, or working her magic through commissions from Creative Agencies. She’s an unapologetic blogger, not afraid to voice her dislikes which gives her platform a niche following. And, considering a lot of the fluff bloggers tend to do (myself included), that’s not such a bad thing. If all else fails, she can always become a spokes model for Carri Mundane’s Cassette Playa collection.

Some of the prettiest bohemian looks of the week…

1 RACHEL BILSON is adorably disheveled.

2 JESSICA STAM is adorably put together

3 REESE WITHERSPOON knows the art of day dressing.

4 RACHEL ROY plays with textures and lengths.

5 EMMA ROBERTS mixes up the assymetrical trend with some pattern and volume.

6 RACHEL BILSON adds gray opaques in a move that turned out surprisingly sharp!

7 DREE HEMINGWAY goes goth/mod/future.

8 DIANE VON FURSTENBERG looks beautiful in the type of dress I love her for.

Peace,

Sources: mama was a rolling stone, just jared, people, instyle, knight cat

A designer Diane Von Furstenberg recebeu em sua homenagem, uma exposição no Museu Manège, em Moscou. Intitulada “L’Itinéraire d’une robe”, é uma mostra que conta a história do wrap dress, o vestido envelope, criado por Diane nos anos 70. São mais de 140 peças mostrados em ordem cronológica.

Imagem: Reprodução

click image to visit Polyvore for more details on this set and my other looks

I’ve been inspired by a few different things lately…  among them, Karen O (as always), a little dip back into Cabaret, skeletons, deer, sequins, studs, faux fur, and Bauhaus.

As the nights get colder and the days begin to gray, I find myself aesthetically drawn to dark themes, motifs from nature and how wolves can be juxtaposed with deer…  stylistically and metaphorically.

Obviously the CFDA Fashion Awards are going to bring out some of the best dressed people in the industry. With models and muses in head to toe designer labels, it’s no surprise that last nights award show was total couture eye candy. Here are some of my favorite looks:

Harley Viera-Newton (second from right) in Ohne Titel

Lauren Davis in Proenza Schouler

Caroline Trentini

Alexa Chung in Jason Wu with Jason Wu

Diane Von Furstenberg in her own design

Vanessa Traina and Alexander Wang

Behati Prinsloo

Jessica Stam

source: fashionologie, style.com, wireimage

На своей лекции в МГУ совсем недавно Диана Фон Фюрстенберг среди прочего сказала: весь секрет в четкости желаний, и если вы точно представляете себе, чего хотите добиться — это вам легко удастся. По-моему, это самые правильные слова, которые вообще можно себе представить..)

PS. И да, я люблю Look At Me за вот такие посты.

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Olivia was seen at the Audi TDI Clean Diesel Dinner last night at The Standard hotel. Not only did she have her usual eye candy with her (Johannes) she was also photographed with former boss Diane von Furstenberg as well as Carlos Souza of Valentino. Looks like Liv isn’t letting her new job at ELLE keep her from maintaining her socialite status.

it’s not only for cougars, you know. It’s a firey, confidence booster, and you’ll love how it emphasizes your curvaceous – or lack there of – figure.

While the animal print wasn’t a major trend on the runway, the designers that did it (Dian Van Furstenberg, Giambattista Valli, L.A.M.B respectively) held a consistent theme: The Safari adventure.

Wrapping your silhouette in animal print is much like a venture in the dangerous Congo; beware of the predator. For, when he sets his eye on you, he’ll want to do more than just buy you dinner (wink).

It’s deadly. Deadly sexy… indeed.

So, on the Rachel Zoe Project season 2 (that I ended up watching like half of before I threw up my hands and gave up because it just contained too many bananas and frustrating manager skills and moodiness), there was one episode when Rachel went to visit Diane von Furstenberg and we were introduced to the Fall 2009 Nomad collection. Honestly, my first reaction was “OMG…” And that wasn’t a happy or ecstatic OMG – that was an oh dear OMG. It was just very hairy and overwhelming and too Mongolian-ish for me, but I guess it had to be like that for runway and creative reasons.

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Anyways, that crazy hat that’s available now for non-models and normal folks, is actually pretty cute and unique and fun. I would actually consider getting it and at $150, it isn’t that expensive (relatively speaking). I’ve never ever been a hat person – like EVER. I think the last time I wore a hat in public was when I went skiing in Whistler, Canada in ninth grade. And I only did that because my mother made me since it was so cold. I digress. It’s not like I hate hats or have anything against them; in fact, if I thought I actually looked half-decent in hats, I would wear them. I’m probably a little jealous of people who look simply ravishing(?!) in cool headgear. An example would be Sibling. I would say I am wanting a hat now because of this really amazing handmade, cozy hat she got on a recent trip to Argentina:

Awesome, isn’t it? Do you like my makeshift hat stand? haha But I told Sibling that I would never go out and wear this. If I sport this only at home, I’m okay with that. But I really do like DVF Jasmina pom pom hat… but knowing the lame me, I’d probably buy it and display it in my room, and prance around my house with it, and never step out my front door.

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In a world where an actor can get paid up to $20 million dollars for one movie, it’s good to see Hollywood’s major league giving back to an amazing cause – like Women In Need. For the past 25 years, WIN has been helping out women, children, and families who are homeless and disadvantaged.

WIN has come together with big names like Diane Von Furstenberg, P. Diddy, Oscar de la Renta, the Beckhman family, Mary J. Blige, and many others to create amazing, truly individual homes to be auctioned for charity. The “Homes for the Holiday” houses will be available via CharityBuzz.com now til November 30th.

My personal favorite? Casa de la DVF!

To learn more about WIN and the Homes for the Holidays, check out this video that I had the honor of making..

It was such a pleasure to be a part of this inspiring movement!

To follow the updates from Women In Need, follow @Jeannine_WIN on Twitter!

Yes, you can afford to wear this dress!

The basement of my parents’ house is a graveyard of dresses from years gone by.  Prom dresses, formal dresses, dresses worn to weddings – you name it, and you can find it down there. Seriously, I put Katherine Heigl’s 27 dresses to shame. And the worst part of it all is that these precious and costly dresses only saw the light of day once in their entire existence. They got all prettied up, made their debut, and then got stuffed back in the closet never to be seen again. Honestly, it’s a little heart-breaking.

In this day and age of recession and cutbacks on my wardrobe, I simply can’t afford to keep on living this way. Which is why RentTheRunway.com is saving my life. Their slogan is “Love. Wear. Return.” and one look at their website will have you fashion-orgasming, I promise.

This mail-order service allows women to rent high-end fashions for one-tenth of the retail price. Running from $50 to $200 for a four-night loan, that Diane Von Furstenberg dress you’ve been eyeing will be delivered to your doorstep, in TWO SIZES just in case. After you’ve had your fun, you simply mail it back to the company, and they take care of the dry-cleaning. It’s so effortless I may slip into a fashion coma.

Do you know what this means? Never spending a fortune on a dress you’ll probably wear once before it goes out of style. Always looking better than everyone else at the party because you’re in the latest Christian Siriano design. And finally, the end of outfit-repeating. I’m literally hyperventilating at the thought.

Praise be couture, Rent the Runway is mecca. Now I just need somewhere to go. If only it were acceptable to wear Chanel to a frat party.

Last Sunday, I serendipitously came across an exhibition in the Meatpacking district called ‘Sundays with Chris’. The works featured various portraits in distinctly recognizable portrait styles of the intrigue and actor, Christoper Walken as seen by John W. Codling.

Just like any other fashionista, I want clothes that are right off the runway and want to look great. This kind of lifestyle comes with a cost for those of us who don’t have the income to drop hundreds or thousands of dollars on haute couture clothes.

Now there’s an answer that will make every woman jump for joy: Rent the Runway.

This new site’s idea is simple: “Love. Wear. Return.”

Rent the Runway is an online website that makes high-end fashion affordable. Their concept is very simple.

1. Apply for a membership.

2. Once approved, browse the pages for a dress you lust over.

3. Give your dress size and dates when you want it (The dress can be rented for 4 or 8 days).

4. Pay 10 percent of the retail price.

5. Have it delivered to your address (It will arrive in 2-3 days).

6. Return it when finished.

It’s really that simple, according to the site. I just applied for membership a few days ago, so I haven’t experienced this first hand. But the concept seems really amazing.

RTR buys clothes at retail prices and offers it much less to the customer. For example, this Helmut Lang dress retails for $415, but you can rent it for $50.

Each dress comes another size of the same dress just in case it doesn’t fit properly. There is also a Fit Kit included containing double-sided tape, deodorant wipe outs and a Magic Clip bra converter. What’s not to love about this already?

Some of the designers RTR features are Diane Von Furstenberg, Herve Leger, Proenza Schouler, Christian Siriano and Christina Colta.

Taylor Swift wearing a Tracy Reese dress that is now available at RTR.

Rent the Runway began with Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Carter Fleiss coming up with the idea after a friend was having a wardrobe crisis. The two had a meeting with Diane Von Furstenberg and the site was started. The site is always updating their clothes and wardrobes.

The Jennifers. Photo taken from the NYTimes feature.

When I become a member, I’ll post an update with what I thought of the experience. Would any of you use this? What would be your dream dress to wear for an evening?

THE PERFECT HOLIDAY DRESS?: RENT THE RUNWAY

I just received an invite in my inbox to try out Rent the Runway, the latest web site to take on the high fashion rental market. Remember Bag, Borrow, or Stealmade popular by Jennifer Hudson’s character in the Sex and the City movie? Well, it appears we’ve moved past renting accessories and on to renting a whole look. Need a dress-to-impress for that holiday party? Think of how amazing you will look in a Hervé Léger. Gorg. Here’s how it all breaks down.

The site offers a smattering of designers from Catherine Malandrino, Tracy Reese to Cavalli. Dress rentals run from $50 – $200 for a 4-day rental including the price to ship to your doorstep. That’s one-tenth of the typical cost.  While dresses come in sizes 0-10, this is high fashion. Not surprisingly, most are only available up to a size 8. They also allow another dress to be shipped to your house free of charge in a separate size when you rent from a new designer. Girl, you know how you like to lie about your size… These designers don’t front like Banana Republic trying to convince you that you actually weigh 10 pounds less! The site offers returns within 24 hours for any reason.

Proenza Schouler- Peekaboo shoulder sheath

After rocking out the dress and impressing your friends with your style and apparent wallet-size, simply place the dress in a pre-paid envelope and return to RTR. Dry cleaning is included but damage insurance costs an additional $5 extra. If you happen to all-out destroy the dress (think Can’t By Me Love), you can either find a geek to go out with you or pay up for the entire cost of the dress.

The inventory currently includes 160 dresses and the founders claim that twenty thousand women have signed up on the site, which has only been shipping dresses for a week.  No men’s fashion for now boys.

So far, a few things seem to be critical to the site’s success.

Timeliness

In planning for a big event, if the dress doesn’t arrive on time, it could spell disaster.

Selection

No one wants to be rocking a Proenza Schouler from 3 collections back. Travesty.

Consumer Behavior

There’s a clear difference between sauntering around with a rented handbag on your arm vs. wearing a dress that many could have worn before you. Yes, we’ve all tried on clothes in fitting rooms. Have those clothes walked out of the fitting room, into a cab, gotten wasted at Spring Lounge at an after party and proceeded to eject the contents of the most recent Jack & Ginger on a street corner? I think not.

Business Model

The key is to rent each dress enough times that RTR can make back what they spent on each. Netflix only has to make back the cost of a DVD. A piece of designer threads costs substantially higher increasing the potential risk.

So far the service is invitation-only but we’re working on getting some invites for loyal readers. Check back later.

It remains to be seen if this model can prove successful but in the meantime, yes, this is a Christian Siriano. Glad you like it.

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• A Netflix Model for Haute Couture (nytimes.com)
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1. Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner

Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner stirred up some New Moon buzz south of the border when they posed at a photo call at the Four Seasons Hotel in Mexico City.

2. Marc Jacobs and Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga teamed up with Marc Jacobs—who dressed her in an ensemble from his latest collection—to make sure she made a memorable appearance at the 13th annual Ace Awards, held at New York City’s Cipriani restaurant. Gaga picked up the Stylemaker Award at the fashion fete, hosted by the Accessories Council.

3. Molly Sims and Diane Von Furstenberg

Also at the ACE Awards, Molly Sims had the honor of presenting Diane Von Furstenberg with the Accessory Visionary Award. Other winners included Tom’s Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie, Bottega Veneta’s Tomas Maier and InStyle’s own Hal Rubenstein, who was presented with the Marylou Luther Award for Fashion Journalism.

4. Rashida Jones and Olivia Wilde

Rashida Jones and Olivia Wilde kicked their heels up in celebration of the Jimmy Choo for H&M collection during a party at a private residence in Los Angeles. The buzzed-about line hits stores November 14th.

5. Kate Bosworth and Diane von Furstenberg

Kate Bosworth showed her appreciation for Diane von Furstenberg at the opening of the designer’s “Journey of a Dress” exhibition at Moscow’s Manezh Exhibition Hall. The revelers in Russia for the event later moved to the We Are Family nightclub for an after-party.

6. Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore

The day after hanging with the boys at the GQ Gentlemen’s Ball, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher enjoyed a more low-key evening during a party for the new beauty book, All You’ve Ever Wanted, hosted by Vanity Fair and L’Oreal at New York City’s Monkey Bar.

7. Kerry Washington and Georgina Chapman

Kerry Washington helped honor Marchesa’s Georgina Chapman for her creative contributions to the fashion industry at the Young Patrons of Lincoln Center’s fall masquerade gala, held at Alice Tulley Hall in New York City. Despite the chill in the air, both ladies wore mini Marchesa party dresses and Georgina Chapman for Garrard and Marchesa clutches. After the ceremony, Chapman continued the celebration at the Interview magazine after-party, held at the Library on Hudson.

8. Julianne Moore, Francisco Costa, Kylie Minogue

Calvin Klein creative director Francisco Costa enjoyed the company of tablemates Julianne Moore and Kylie Minogue at the Rob Pruitt Presents: The First Annual Art Awards, held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York Cty.

9. Marc Forster and Zoe Saldana

Film director Marc Forster and Zoe Saldana were thinking green during a dinner hosted by Audi Diesel. Jaime Pressly, Radha Mitchell and New Moon star Elizabeth Reaser were also among the crowd at the car maker’s celebration, held at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood.

10. Patrick Robinson and Stella McCartney

Stella McCartney met up with Gap Creative Director Patrick Robinson and his son Wyeth in N.Y.C. to celebrate the launch of her new kids collection for the brand. “It has a mix of the playful and practical,” McCartney said of the eclectic lineup. “There are pieces that are classic and sort of timeless, mixed with more playful and a little bit cooler pieces.” Stella McCartney for GapKids and babyGap will be available in stores starting November 2nd.

11. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher

Demi Moore (in Prabal Gurung and Cartier diamonds) and Ashton Kutcher (in Calvin Klein) were color coordinated when they attended GQ magazine’s Gentlemen’s Ball at New York City’s Edison Ballroom.

12. Adrian Grenier and Mark Wahlberg

Also at the Gentlemen’s Ball, Adrian Grenier and Mark Wahlberg—who just announced that he and wife Rhea Durham are expecting their fourth child—celebrated their participation in this year’s GQ Gentlemen’s Fund. While Grenier will raise funds for Oceana, Wahlberg will drum up support for his own Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation.

13. Sheryl Crow, Jessica Capshaw and Amy Smart

Sheryl Crow and Jessica Capshaw (in Diane von Furstenberg) showed their motherly love for a greener, cleaner, safer home at the Healthy Child Healthy World gala in Beverly Hills. The duo helped honor this year’s “Champions of Children’s Health,” which includes InStyle’s own Cyd Wilson, who is the founding Director of Development of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Aki Quang (from IS)

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Quoted from Style.com

“Going Gaga

Posted: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT”

Cheryl Cole is not known on the northern hemisphere of the planet (at least not enough to have an impact), but in the UK she’s beyond media darling. She’s somewhat of a quasi-God to the slebrity-obsessed and fashion press a like.

She is beautiful, that’s for sure. And her story is relatable. She grew up on the rough side of England on an estate ( over there, the estates are not-so-good). She won a reality TV competition landing a spot in group Girls Aloud (basically, a contemporary, modernized version of Spice Girls). Surprisingly, the group hasn’t crossed over as their predecessors did. But her life is a fairy tale – with a lot of loopholes. She married mega-rich Soccer Pro Ashley Cole (He plays for Chelsea), and over a short course of time her look has gone from chav, to WAG, to a woman all her own. However, she still has a bit of that Chav mentality complementing her history of bar fights and potty mouth square offs with other celebrities. But as they say, you can take the ghetto out the hood, but you can’t take the hood out the ghetto. Regardless of her raucous ways, she’s graced countless magazine covers and has been placed at the top of almost all of UK’s best dressed lists. While I do definitely question all the hype, I have to salute the fact that she made the cover of British Vogue.

I’ve never seen Ms. Cole look as good as she did within those pages. And I don’t think I ever will again. I do believe it’s a good idea for her to revel in her fame while it’s around. Her style counsel is steering her in the right direction; I sure hope that she’ll settle into her look and become a true fashion icon.

Get The Look

The Top – Chale Pussy-Bow Blouse by Diane von Furstenberg. $261 (CAD).

I do prefer a long-sleeve with sequin leggings – especially with sequin leggings. I also prefer if the blouse covers the bum and it doesn’t look like this one does, but chances are you may have a coat on top anyway.

The Pant - Dégradé Sequin Leggings by Stella McCartney. $837.20 (USD).

Apparently they’re sold out. You’ve got to be kidding me. These are the most gorgeous sequin leggings I’ve ever seen. The dégradé effect adds elegance and in a way, it tells you how to wear them. Start light as a top and make sure the shoes are dark – but not brown or black, please.

The Shoe - Taupe Moos pump by Aldo. $90(USD).
The Accessories:

The Broach – I found this Cream Pearl and Crystal Cluster Brooch for $14.99 (USD) by White Aisle.

The bracelet – Silver-tone Swarovski Crystal-Embellished Bracelet by Roberto Cavalli. $1,415 (USD).
The Bag - Lace Detail Bag by Zagliani. 3,565 (GBP). Available at Browns Fashion.

Diane von Furstenberg

Photo: Getty Images

The said theater buff, Bee Shaffer was rumored to be desperate for a job (aren’t we all) until news hit today via Guest of a Guest that she would be sweating the subways and fetching coffee for none other than College Humor’s co-founder Ricky Van Veen, who is mentored by Barry Diller, husband of Diane von Furstenberg. That was a mouthful. Preferential treatment was not given to the daughter of Anna Wintour. It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there and even socialites can not boast an advantage over the common citizens. If you were running a multimillion dollar business, would you hire Lindsay Lohan to be your creative director? I would hope not. Come to think of it, what ever happened to Bee Shaffer pursuing a law degree?

As I skimmed  through an issue of SELF magazine, I stumbled on the profiles of the women who were awarded Most Inspiring Women of 2009.  Each of them were asked the same question, What was your most valuable lesson?  Here’s what two of them had to say.  Their answers are both encouraging and challenging at the same time. 

Nancy Brinker, Founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Race for the Cure said, “My mother always told us that when we grew up, it was our job to fix the world.  Every weekend she had a project for us, whether it was the Red Cross or taking food to people.”   Nancy took that lesson to heart after she lost her sister to breast cancer.  Her own personal devastation and grief  motivated her to start a foundation that has now become a global movement.  October is coming to an end and with it the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but the foundation that Nancy Brinker started is committed to this cause year-round and saving the lives of thousands of women.

Diane Von Furstenberg, Fashion Design Icon said, “Fear is not an option.  My mother, a Holocaust survivor, taught me that – it was her gift to me.”  Being a woman in business can be brutal at times and the fashion industry is certainly not known for its compassion.  Diane Von Furstenberg achieved the success she enjoys today because she never allowed fear to dictate her decisions.  I think fear is probably the one thing that most commonly stops us from realizing our dreams and goals in life.

Two very different women, with two very different answers.  The common ground for both was their moms. 

For all you young moms out there, and those of you who hope to one day join the ranks of motherhood… never underestimate the power of  influence you have in your child’s life.  We can learn so much from what these two successful women have done with their mother’s advice, but don’t forget the moms behind them.