Dylan graduated from Duke University in 1996 where she studied art history. Dylan's Candy Bar was inspired by seeing Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory on her fifth birthday. She describes it as the most "memorable birthday party I ever had. I must have been in kindergarten, and I had all my friends over. Somehow my parents got a print, set up a movie screen in our house, and did a little show there. It was like going to Disneyland."

Dylan was named one of the 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers by US Weekly in 2007. Her favorite designers include Ralph Lauren, Alice and Olivia, and 7 For All Mankind.

External links

• Dylan's Candy Website
• Dylan Lauren on Style.com - photos
• Bio and photo of Dylan Lauren — Crain's New York Business 40 under 40 — 2008
• Bio Article