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Fashion is mysterious, as a rule. Why are blue jeans a classic? You just hit on something that happens to be timeless and right.

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Diane von Furstenberg
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 31
Businessperson
Designer
Fashion Designer
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urban area of Brussels
Princess Diane of Fürstenberg
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