Mayor Philippe Close hosted a dinner in DVF's honor at Brussels Town Hall, the medieval landmark lording over Grand-Place, the main square.
Lor argued that her wrap dress, marking its 50th anniversary in 2024, is as relevant today as it was in the ’70s because it epitomizes a “design object,” something practical, useful, produced on an industrial scale and incorporating specific features — most notably her inimitable prints.
It unfurls over four levels with this logic, starting with fashion and reaching a crescendo with the women, famous or otherwise, who have worn the wrap dress and the women from various fields the designer is championing through her DVF Awards and In Charge platform. This illustrious group includes Gabrielle Chanel, who started out with sportswear made of jersey fabrics then used primarily for sailor tops and men’s undergarments, and Madeleine Vionnet, whose bias cutting offered women the same freedom of movement and body-caressing sensuality von Furstenberg always extols with her garments.
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