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"   Photo: Getty Images  When asked how many collections she has presented since she first founded her business, Diane von Furstenberg laughed. &amp;quot;Well that&amp;#039;s a good question!&amp;quot; she said backstage at Lincoln Center at her spring 2014 show\u2014what could potentially be her 87th time unveiling new ready-to-wear designs since her first presentation in 1970 at the Gotham Hotel. Has a lot changed since then? Absolutely, she agreed. But one thing has stayed the same. &amp;quot;I still get nervous,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;I was feeling calm all week, and then I couldn&amp;#039;t sleep at all last night.&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s that unpredictability in life that is addressed in her latest collection. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s such a strange world we live in,&amp;quot; she explained. &amp;quot;I wanted to respond to that by creating something of beauty and serenity, like an oasis.&amp;quot; She is also fighting to create a better place in New York City for the fashion industry as president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s really upsetting to me. I&amp;#039;ve been working seriously in giving fashion a place that it deserves,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;Fashion week is so important for designers.&amp;quot; See the spring 2014 Dian von Furstenberg Ready-to-Wear collection . See the spring 2014 Ready-to-Wear collections . "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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