Who is Talita von Furstenberg? Diane von Furstenberg's granddaughter, 23, could take over family's iconic fashion empire
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK: Socialite Talita von Furstenberg, 23, the granddaughter of renowned fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, is going viral after posting a series of photos on social media from her holiday in Hawaii. She is accompanied by her boyfriend Rocco Brignone de Brabant. Talita, while making a name for herself in the world of fashion, is also preparing to take over her family's multi-million-dollar empire.
Talita, whose new Instagram pictures have impressed her followers, has left them hooked to her social media by flaunting her lavish trips across the world with various snaps. She began traveling in 2018 with a trip to Utah with her father Prince Alexander von Furstenberg at the Amangiri, which is a five-star resort in Canyon Point. In just two months, she visited Spain, Austria, Israel, France, and Greece, and eventually went on to explore Mexico, the Mediterranean, and Japan with her family.
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Who is Talita von Furstenberg?
Princess Talita is the eldest daughter of interior designer Alexandra (née Miller) and her ex-husband Prince Alexander von Furstenberg, who is the son of Diane and her ex-husband Prince Egon von Fürstenberg. Her parents divorced in 2002. While her mother later married Dax Miller, her father is married to Ali Kay. Her grandfather, German aristocrat Prince Egon, was married to Diane for 14 years. Talita is reportedly close to her royal cousin Princess Olympia of Greece, according to the Daily Mail.
Despite being born into an elite circle, Talita said she did not use her title as she grew up in Los Angeles as she did not want people who met her to "freak out". "It doesn't make sense for me because I didn't grow up in Europe, it is still my title, but I think that Americans don't understand about being a princess in the same way that you guys do," she told Hello. "In LA, where I grew up, if I said I was a princess people would freak out. I didn't think I could claim that title for myself," she said.
Talita graduated in 2017 from the Brentwood School in Los Angeles, where she was a member of the fencing team. She graduated from high school and went to Georgetown University to study international relations. She later attended New York University.
Talita interned for Teen Vogue and has been active in her grandmother's fashion house DvF. She notably worked as an intern for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2016. Talita walked the runway for Dolce & Gabbana back in 2017 during Milan Fashion Week and was named the new muse for DvF the following year. Talita launched her own line for the company called TVF in April 2019.
Talita tries 'to be separate' from Diane over design ideas
Talita admitted that in recent years, she no longer discusses her design ideas with her grandmother Diane. "We try to be separate when I'm designing, just because I obviously value her opinion so much, but she designs for an older client and has a different taste to me, and I would hate for her opinion to alter the shape of the collection because ultimately the collection is supposed to reflect my more youthful taste," she told FEMAIL.
"Every time she sees [my dresses] in the studio she's like, "Urgh what is this?" I'm like, "Just trust me. You'll like it at the end, people will like it"," she said, adding, "She always ends up liking it when I wear it, but when she sees it on the rack she's like, "Oh this is horrible"."
"In everything else besides the design aspect, I rely on her opinion so much – she's literally the best, most wise person to ask, so I really value her opinion on TVF branding, and on distribution now I'm going into the wholesale market," she added.
Talita has been named co-chairwoman of the fashion brand and Gabby Hirata became DVF's new president and CEO. Talita had said in the past that it would be an honor if she could head up the family's fashion empire. "It's a really special, strong DNA brand,'" she said. "I'm still learning and don't want to take that position until I fully think I'm confident enough to do it, and I'm learning, that's what TVF is," she told FEMAIL.
"Hopefully one day I can [take over] because DVF is a pretty extraordinary brand that's one dress for so long and it's still selling, so it's a pretty crazy business model when you look into it. All the DNA and history of the brand is really, it's a really special brand. When I go into the archives and see all the dresses, I could pull out a dress and it could still be worn today, almost every single one of them," she added.