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The whiter and finer the fabric, the more desirable it was. Since then, white has taken on many different connotations including luxury, wealth, purity, and rebirth

(That exhibition space is now becoming the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures for which Von Furstenberg is a member of the board of trustees.) Instead, the designer, who has lived a colorful journey during the past 71 years (just read her 2014 book, The Woman I Wanted to Be, for more), wore a statement T-shirt that read In Charge

Common alterations include adjustments to the bust, sleeves, and hem

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