The fashion designer and the artist have collaborated on a set of mixed media drawings to celebrate International Women's Month.

If you&#39;re looking for a female designer who is using her platform to support women&#39;s rights&nbsp;and gender equality, an incredible example would be Diane von Furstenberg.&nbsp; She used&nbsp;International Women&#39;s Day on March 8 as an opportunity to launch an art collection&nbsp;for which she&nbsp;collaborated&nbsp;with painter Ashley Longshore to celebrate influential women throughout history.

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From first viewing this collaboration, it&#39;s immediately clear that both&nbsp;von Furstenberg and Longshore&nbsp;see the importance of female&nbsp;leaders past and present, who have sparked change across&nbsp;a variety of fields.&nbsp;Driven by gender equality, von Furstenberg&nbsp;was enthusiastic to present a female artist&#39;s work.&nbsp;She decided to exhibit Longshore&#39;s work in her New York&nbsp;studio, providing a highly visible&nbsp;place for the empowering collaboration to debut.

Jackie Kennedy Onassis

Oprah Winfrey

Elizabeth Taylor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

&ldquo;When I first met Ashley, I was impressed by her force of life and vibrant talent. I am excited that we joined together to celebrate International Women&rsquo;s Month by showcasing extraordinary women in history. I provided Ashley a list of women who have inspired me through their energy and achievements and she has done an amazing job creating their portraits.&rdquo;

&mdash;Diane von Furstenberg

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Nina Simone

Longshore has chosen&nbsp;more than 30 women to convey through her vivid, colorful brushwork. She avoided her characteristic use of glitter to focus on the patterns of each woman&#39;s clothing.&nbsp;This approach connects to von Furstenberg&#39;s designs and helps to get across the spirit of women coming together&mdash;fitting since the paintings were on view for a week of International Women&#39;s Day-related events and panel discussions at the DVF studio in New York&#39;s Meatpacking District.

See Diane von Furstenberg and Ashley Longshore's Feminist Collaboration

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