of a Man
Pt. 20
The Decorator:
Egon von Fürstenberg
(more portraits here.)
Today, "The Power Look of Home"
arrived. Little did I know that
it would be signed by the Prince Himself!
A total score for 2 dollars!
What a perfect man, for
Number 20, The Decorator....
Although, I'm left wondering who this Judy is?
"Egon von Fürstenberg was born at Lausanne in Switzerland. Brought up in great privilege in Venice, Italy, he was baptized by the future Pope John XXIII. Fürstenberg began his career as a buyer for Macy's, and took night classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology. He began designing clothes for plus-size women, and later expanded to full fashion and ready-to-wear lines, including fragrances, product licensing and a haute couture line based out of Rome.
On 16 July 1969 at Montfort l'Amaury, Yvelines, France, he married the Belgium-born Diane Simone Michelle Halfin, daughter of a Holocaust survivor. She was Jewish, and the senior Fürstenbergs objected to the couple's union on that basis. They had two children, Prince Alexander von Furstenberg (b. 25 January 1970) and Princess Tatiana Desirée (b. 16 February 1971), and were soon divorced. His wife launched her own fashion house at Egon's urging, where she created the iconic wrap dress..."
On 16 July 1969 at Montfort l'Amaury, Yvelines, France, he married the Belgium-born Diane Simone Michelle Halfin, daughter of a Holocaust survivor. She was Jewish, and the senior Fürstenbergs objected to the couple's union on that basis. They had two children, Prince Alexander von Furstenberg (b. 25 January 1970) and Princess Tatiana Desirée (b. 16 February 1971), and were soon divorced. His wife launched her own fashion house at Egon's urging, where she created the iconic wrap dress..."
"I always assumed there was a division of labor in decorating.
Women would do it and I would critique it.
All of that changed the weekend I separated from my wife."
The Prince's Introduction..
Women would do it and I would critique it.
All of that changed the weekend I separated from my wife."
The Prince's Introduction..
Portrait
of a Man
Pt. 20
The Decorator:
Egon von Fürstenberg
(more portraits here.)
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of a Man
Pt. 20
The Decorator:
Egon von Fürstenberg
(more portraits here.)
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