Diane Gilman (clothing designer)

Diane Gilman is an American clothing designer and shopping channel television personality on HSN,[1] where she is known as the "Jean Queen".[2][3] May 2014 marked her 20th anniversary on the retail network, where she built her $150 million jeans empire.[2][4] She is the number one selling fashion brand on HSN,[3] and also appears regularly on TSC, QVCItaly, and QVCuk.[5][6]

She began specializing in jeans after noticing the denim industry's void in catering to baby boomer women like herself.[7][8][9] Since then, she has expanded her offerings to a highly successful line of tops and separates[10]

In 2013, Diane authored a book called Good Jeans: 10 Simple Truths about Feeling Great, Staying Sexy, & Aging Agelessly. While her book is largely biographical in nature, she uses her story to encourage and inspire women to go after their dreams and regain a greater sense of self-entitlement that may have been withered by societal expectations and pressures placed upon women past a certain age.[11][12][13]

She was interviewed by Cathy Horyn of The New York Times and CBS This Morning.[14][15] She also regularly blogs for The Huffington Post.[16] Diane has received multiple awards for her success in the fashion industry, as well as for her inspirational voice.[3][17][18][19][20]

References
  1. "Diane Gilman Fashion at HSN.com". Hsn.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  2. Eddie Roche (June 2014), "Meet Diane Gilman, HSN’s “Jean Queen”", Fashionweekdaily.com
  3. "Designer Diane Gilman Receives Fashinvest Designer Award 3rd Annual Capital Conference", FashInvest, December 12, 2012.
  4. Sharon Edelson. "It's in the Jeans: Diane Gilman Celebrates 20 Years on HSN". WWD. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  5. "Fashions - Diane Gilman Fashions - Online Shopping for Canadians". Theshoppingchannel.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20140813035321/http://www.qvcuk.com/Fashion.category.2.html?refine=1000018%2B4294966010&cm_re=MH-_-%28Brand%29-_-%28Diane+Gilman%29&sc=NVBN&cm_sp=MH-_-%28Fashion%29-_-%28Brand%29. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Rock 'N Roll Designer Gets Her Groove Back and Makes Millions". The Huffington Post. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  8. "Diane · Diane Gilman - Fashion designer". Dianegilman.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  9. "The 'Queen of Jeans' Changing The Denim Industry". Inside Edition. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  10. "How to Hit 'Restart' After Age 50". Nextavenue.org. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  11. Rebecca Klein (April 19, 2013) "Diane Gilman's Jeans And Book Encourage Women To 'Age Agelessly'", Huffington Post. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  12. "HSN denim diva Diane Gilman hitting stride in her 60s". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  13. "Diane Gilman's Jeans And Book Encourage Women To 'Age Agelessly'". Crativeaging.org. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  14. "Home Shopping For Baby Boomers". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  15. "CBS". Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  16. "Diane Gilman". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  17. "A Letter From Mindy". View.hsn.net. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  18. "Highlights of HSN Gala from host Shivan Sarna". Hsn.net. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  19. "A Night In OZ - The HSN 2011 Awards Gala". View.hsn.net. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  20. "23rd Annual Entrepreneurial & Business Women's Expo - New Castle County Chamber of Commerce New Castle, DE". Nccc.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
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