Pack it up! When Diane von Fürstenberg will get dressed, a easy mantra guides her. The Brussels, Belgium native, 77, instructed ET her suggestions for nailing an elegant look whereas celebrating the opening of the Diane von Fürstenberg: Lady Earlier than Style exhibition on the Skirball Cultural Middle in Los Angeles, California.
“I’ve all the time 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 all the time discovered crucial when creating the proper outfit. If you understand how to pack, you understand how to reside,” she defined.
“The inspiration of a lady’s closet ought to be sensible staple items that by no means exit of fashion. After you have your go-to classics, you’ll be able to weave in assertion items via daring colours, materials and silhouettes to coincide with every season. … It is a easy method so as to add a bit of additional to any day-to-day look,” she added.
An absolute must-have? The designer’s beloved wrap gown, 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 tendencies, the core values of the DVF model have all the time remained the identical. We have saved our iconic designs, such because the wrap gown, 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 Style title of the exhibition explains all of it. … DVF items are designed with the ladies carrying and residing in them, initially. … I consistently discover myself impressed by the unimaginable ladies round me, which I then incorporate into my designs,” she mentioned.
“With each design resolution I make, whether or not or not it’s materials, colours or silhouettes, I hope to create iconic appears that encourage ladies to really feel assured and free. … My designs are all the time about freedom, which may be seen throughout the appears showcased all through the Lady Earlier than Style exhibition.”
Go to the multidisciplinary exhibition from now via Aug. 31, 2025.
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