LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- `` No matter what I do in life I think I will always be remembered as the wrap dress '' -- ( Diane von Furstenberg , CNN 2008 ) Calling the shots : Diane von Furstenberg oversees a meeting to discuss handbags in New York . Belgian-born , New York-living , ex-member of the German royal family , daughter of a holocaust survivor , socialite and business-woman , Diane von Furstenberg is famous for one thing : a single item of clothing . Her wrap dress -- a patterned piece of jersey tied around the body like a kimono -- sold in the millions . In the 70s , when Von Furstenberg launched her dress business , the wrap 's simplicity became synonymous with feminism and the sexual revolution . `` I was selling clothes that would make other women feel confident , '' ( Von Furstenberg , CNN , 2008 ) . And the designer herself came to become the face of the brand . Photographed modeling her own clothes , launched a face that became so iconic that Andy Warhol painted her . But with success came boom then bust -- the 80s saw a dramatic nose-dive in the quality and distribution of the DVF brand . `` I became successful very quickly , a lot of people wanted my name and I licensed a lot of things .. the spirit of the brand disappeared '' , ( Von Furstenberg , CNN , 2008 ) . In the late 90s , wrap dresses came back in to fashion , and DVF returned to the fashion pages , and subsequently fashion shows , of the age . The comeback is recorded as one of the most successful business stories of the decade . Her 30 stores and countless concessions in department stores make the DVF brand a multi-million dollar fashion empire . She dresses celebrities from Madonna to Sharon Stone , but keeps her products affordable and maintains an ethos of `` easy to wear '' `` When a woman goes in to a DVF shop and tries something on , it 's like a light turns on '' , ( Von Furstenberg , CNN , 2008 ) . Celebrities are often snapped wearing Von Furstenberg 's designs . DVF often clings to Eva Longoria Parker 's silhouette who declares to Revealed `` She is one of my favorite people -- not just a designer ! '' Honored by the Council of Fashion of Designers of America ( CFDA ) by inviting Von Furstenberg to act as President -- she is now seen as the Grand Dame of New York fashion . CNN gains access to her as she prepares for the 2008 CFDA Awards -- deciding at the last moment to ditch one of her own designs and wear an Yves St Laurent tuxedo in a tribute to her friend , the designer who died a few days before the ceremony . Clearly moved , Revealed includes footage of her rehearsing the changes to her speech to include a touching farewell to YSL : `` He brought art into fashion , and fashion into art . He used to joke that he always wanted to be Matisse . But I think if we could have asked Matisse , he would have wanted to be Yves St Laurent '' she tells CNN . Revealed follows Diane von Furstenberg at an exciting moment in her catwalk history . For the first time she is showing outside of the United States , and the setting for her European debut is a romantic private Florentine garden , under the full moon . The Tuscan capital is a special place for her , as it was half an hour down the road that her first wrap dress was produced in a local textile factory . We document the magnificent event from a behind-the-scenes perspective . Interviewing Von Furstenberg herself , along with supermodel Natalia Vodianova , and DVF Creative Director Nathan Jenden ; we get a sense of the unfolding of a magical star-lit event . From fittings and dress rehearsals , to visits from the 9-year-old granddaughter Von Furstenberg lovingly calls 'her assistant , ' we experience the excitement of the designer returning home to Europe and putting on a magnificent show to herald her arrival . The theme of the collection is `` Le Petit Valise '' -- a group of outfits that can be easily packed and will not crumple ; a notion in keeping with the spirit of the DVF brand . Inspired by the Talented Mr Ripley , 600 guests including Lapo Elkan ( heir to the Fiat empire ) witness the 50 wardrobe changes of a young American traveling abroad . To experience the elegant , informal , party-loving spirit of DVF and her team of designers and models , tune in to `` Revealed '' on CNN International in November . ALL TIMES GMT Wednesday , November 19 0930 1830 Saturday , November 22 0830 1900 Sunday , November 23 0530 1830 Monday , November 24 0400 .
In November , CNN 's Revealed explores the life of Diane von Furstenberg . The Belgian designer wowed the fashion world with her simple wrap dress . Hide Caption 1 of 11 Photos:Photos: 'Diane' star on set and off CNN 's Revealed follows the designer backstage at a fashion show in Florence .