Diane is a filmmaker and pioneer who has worked in fashion for over three decades. She is referenced as the first fashion blog (https://www.ashadedviewonfashionfilm.com/) which she created in February 2005 and the first Fashion Film Festival in 2006, You Wear It Well and in 2008 she founded ASVOFF (https://www.ashadedviewonfashionfilm.com/) which is in its 10th edition. She has entered the BOF Hall of Fame (The Business of Fashion). Her intimate friends include celebrities like Eric Daman (costume designer known for Gossip Girls and many feature films), Tim Blanks(famous fashion journalists), etc.