‘Diane von Fürstenberg: Woman in Charge’ Review: Believe It or Not, She Really Did All of This

Tribeca 2024: An overpowering documentary about the fashion icon who once reinvented the dress and repeatedly reinvented herself

An older woman touches her face as she looks in a mirror.
Diane von Fürstenberg in a still from "Diane von Fürstenberg: Woman In Charge" (Courtesy Tribeca)

Diane von Fürstenberg may not be a household name anymore, but this new Hulu documentary from Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (“Ms. Marvel”) and Trish Dalton (“Student Athlete”) aims to fix that. Whether you know von Fürstenberg from her game-changing fashion line and her many appearances in the gossip columns, or you’ve never heard her name before in your life, “Diane von Fürstenberg: Woman in Charge” will probably blow your mind a little.

This woman lived such a remarkably full life that if it weren’t a documentary, her story would be pretty hard to believe. Von Fürstenberg is the daughter of an Auschwitz survivor who married a queer German prince from an antisemitic family and invented one of the most popular dresses in modern history.

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