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Diane von Furstenberg Reacts After Husband Barry Diller Comes Out as Gay

Diane von Furstenberg says her 24-year marriage remains strong and unchanged despite Barry Diller publicly coming out as gay in his 2025 memoir.

  • On Oct. 16, Diane von Furstenberg, fashion designer, spoke to Variety about Barry Diller's memoir and said `But it doesn't change anything.`
  • In 1969, Diane von Furstenberg moved to New York, debuting the wrap dress in 1973 and later producing 25,000 dresses weekly, making the style ubiquitous.
  • The designer recounts their decades-long involvement and a ten-year hiatus, saying she and Barry Diller openly discussed his sexuality since the late 1970s and she encouraged his memoir.
  • At 78, Diane von Furstenberg accepted the Perelman Performing Arts Center NYC Icon of Culture award after Michael Bloomberg’s invitation, splitting time between Cloudwalk farm, New York, and Venice, Italy.
  • In 2001, Diane von Furstenberg married Barry Diller, reinventing herself as part of another New York power couple, while her label's mission, `We make clothes for the woman in charge.`, fueled her commercial success.
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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
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