Isabel Marant was founded in Paris in 1995. Nearly thirty years later, Isabel Marant remains the icon of cool French style with a love of materials that live and travel, drawing inspiration from all over the world to irreverently refresh the urban wardrobe. Embodying a new vision of luxury, the brand has a unique positioning, standing at the intersection between traditional French luxury houses and high-end ready-to-wear brands. Rejecting ostentation and materialism, Isabel Marant offers a relaxed and effortless take on luxury clothing and accessories for men and women, promoting a positive attitude geared towards genuine enjoyment and self-fulfillment. Seductive, intuitive and always disruptive, Isabel Marant remains true to its founder’s spirit: a French icon with a smile.
Diane von Furstenberg is a fashion designer and Founder and Chairman of the company that bears her name. In 1974, she created the iconic wrap dress, which became a symbol of women’s power and independence. Today, DVF is a global luxury fashion brand known for its signature prints, color, and timeless style.
Von Furstenberg’s commitment to empowering women extends beyond fashion through philanthropy and mentorship. She received the CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005, became the organization’s President in 2006, and was named Chairwoman in 2015. She has also served for more than a decade on the board of Vital Voices, supporting women leaders and entrepreneurs worldwide.
In 2010, she and the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation established the DVF Awards, honoring and supporting extraordinary women who demonstrate courage, leadership, and commitment to their causes.
Her 2014 memoir, The Woman I Wanted to Be, has been translated into six languages. She was named one of the TIME 100 Most Influential People in 2015 and received the CFDA Swarovski Award for Positive Change in 2018.
A longtime advocate for New York City, von Furstenberg helped support the preservation and transformation of the High Line. She serves on the boards of the Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation, The Shed, and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Von Furstenberg is married to Barry Diller. She has two children, Alexander and Tatiana, and four grandchildren. Despite her many accomplishments, she says, “Children are my greatest creation.”
Based in Copenhagen and owned and run by husband-and-wife team Creative Director Ditte Reffstrup and Founder Nicolaj Reffstrup, GANNI has developed exponentially over recent years with its Scandi 2.0 sense of style full of personality and contrast. GANNI is all about making our community who wear our clothes feel even more confident and capable of anything. For us, acting responsibly is a moral obligation. We are on a journey to minimize our social and environmental impact and strive to be a more responsible version of ourselves everyday. In 2020, we launched our GANNI Gameplan setting ourselves 44 tangible goals to be reached by 2023 across four main pillars; People, Planet, Product and Prosperity.
GANNI has offices in Copenhagen, London, Paris, New York & Shanghai and is represented in more than 600 of the world’s top tier retailers as well as 37 GANNI retail locations across Europe, and the United States. GANNI.com delivers internationally to 35 countries including Australia, Canada and South Korea.