FREE Thursdays: The Diane von Furstenberg Fashion Exhibit at the Skirball L.A.

Short notice post. Crossposted with our friends from “Local Ladies”. Expect a larger group size!!

The exhibit ends on August 31st. Take advantage before the exhibit is over and SAVE $18 (seniors $13) on Thursdays!!

If you’re joining, please RSVP and let us know if you are coming to one or both, so we can coordinate our lunch table. Let’s make it a day to celebrate women, fashion and friendship!

Schedule:
11:30 AM (opens) Lunch or coffee at Zeidler’s Café at Skirball.

Zeidler’s Café offers hints of Mediterranean flair and a nod to the ever-evolving LA food scene. The Café provides a comfortable sit-down dining experience in a bright and airy welcoming atmosphere.

1:00 PM (arrive promptly). We will try to join the 1:00 PM Fashion Exhibit Tour (space permitting) or explore the exhibit on your own.

YOU MUST RESERVE YOUR OWN TICKET -- IT'S FREE. Please do this as soon as possible because it is likely it will get full.
If you were NOT able to get a ticket because the time slot is full let me know. I have extra tickets.

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About the Exhibition
This expansive, multidisciplinary exhibition, enriched by a lavishly illustrated catalogue featuring interviews and scholarly essays, invites visitors to discover the extraordinary features of von Furstenberg's career, from the 1970s to the present day. Organized in four thematic sections.

The exhibit includes 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 of this exhibition will also include 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.

THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF DVF
Explore the remarkable life and work of fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg. This US debut exhibition—coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Diane von Furstenberg’s iconic wrap dress—includes a selection of over sixty pieces drawn from the DVF archives along with ephemera, fabric swatches, media pieces, and information on her philanthropic work.

About Diane von Furstenberg
Diane von Furstenberg is a fashion designer, founder of her eponymous brand, and the creator of the iconic wrap dress. A philanthropist, she established the DVF Awards with the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation in 2010 to honor and empower women leaders worldwide, an event approaching its 15th anniversary in 2024. An author, she has written several books, including Diane: A Signature Life, The Woman I Wanted to Be, which was translated into eight languages, and Own It: The Secret to Life. The recipient of countless prestigious awards, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2019 and she received the Chevalier de la Légion D’Honneur from France in 2020, the Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Couronne from her native Belgium in 2021, and the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award in 2022.

Diane currently serves on the boards of Vital Voices and the CFDA and in 2023, she was the subject of Woman Before Fashion, a book published by Rizzoli, which followed the exhibition dedicated to her life and career at Brussels's Fashion & Lace Museum. In 2024, she was the subject of the documentary Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge, which premiered as the opening selection at TriBeCa festival before officially launching on Hulu and Disney+ internationally.

CARPOOLING
Please mention in comments if you are interested in carpooling. Chip-in on gas and save!!

FREE PARKING
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