Fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg celebrated in Brussels museum exhibition

A show at Brussels' Fashion and Lace Museum is the first exhibition in Europe dedicated to the Belgian-American designer Diane Von Furstenberg. Photo: AFP

Diane Von Furstenberg is a US fashion icon. But she never forgot her Belgian roots – as evidenced by a return to Brussels, the city of her birth, to celebrate a half-century of her glamorous career.

"I really lived an American dream as a young European and it was fascinating," the 76-year-old said in an interview, as the Belgian capital puts on an exhibition of her work.