INSIDER; SPORTY SPICE...RBK BY DVF...HOT MADDEN...MORE BEN.(Reebok throws party to celebrate launch of Rbk by Diane von Furstenberg tennis apparel collection)

Footwear News, May, 2003 by Russak, Brian

TENNIS DIVA: Diane von Furstenberg was in good spirits (and looking fabulous, as per usual) at the coming-out party Reebok threw last week at its New York flagship to celebrate the launch of the Rbk by Diane von Furstenberg tennis apparel collection. (Venus Williams will sport the line at next month's Wimbledon and the U.S. Open late this summer.) During her remarks to attendees, von Furstenberg joked about her muse: "I think Venus is a goddess, but that's a word I can't pronounce at Reebok because it belongs to Nike." Shoes are not currently part of the limited-edition collection, which hits retail in August, but the designer told Insider she hopes to incorporate footwear for fall 2004. "I'm big on shoes," she said.

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