Pack it up! When Diane von Fürstenberg will get dressed, a easy mantra guides her. The Brussels, Belgium native, 77, informed ET her suggestions for nailing an elegant look whereas celebrating the opening of the Diane von Fürstenberg: Lady Earlier than Vogue exhibition on the Skirball Cultural Heart in Los Angeles, California.
“I’ve at all times referred to the motto la petite valise whereas designing my collections and curating my very own wardrobe. The french phrase, which interprets to the little suitcase, is a logo of dressing for ease and practicality; two components I’ve at all times discovered crucial when creating the proper outfit. If you understand how to pack, you understand how to dwell,” she defined.
“The inspiration of a lady’s closet must be sensible staple items that by no means exit of fashion. After you have your go-to classics, you possibly can weave in assertion items by way of daring colours, materials and silhouettes to coincide with every season. … It is a easy means so as to add somewhat additional to any day-to-day look,” she added.
An absolute must-have? The designer’s beloved wrap costume, which has been worn by A-listers together with Cindy Crawford, Madonna, Zoe Saldana, Kate Hudson, Paris Hilton, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kendall Jenner and extra.
“Whereas the designs and silhouettes have shifted all through the years to maintain up with the ever-changing traits, the core values of the DVF model have at all times remained the identical. We have stored our iconic designs, such because the wrap costume, however have discovered methods to raise the kinds to maintain present,” the philanthropist famous.
von Fürstenberg is even influenced by her model’s wearers when creating items.
“The Lady Earlier than Vogue title of the exhibition explains all of it. … DVF items are designed with the ladies carrying and residing in them, before everything. … I consistently discover myself impressed by the unbelievable ladies round me, which I then incorporate into my designs,” she mentioned.
“With each design determination I make, whether or not or not it’s materials, colours or silhouettes, I hope to create iconic seems that encourage ladies to really feel assured and free. … My designs are at all times about freedom, which could be seen inside the seems showcased all through the Lady Earlier than Vogue exhibition.”
Go to the multidisciplinary exhibition from now by way of Aug. 31, 2025.
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