British Vogue - 08.2019

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HAIR: DIANA MOAR. MAKE-UP: SARAH REYGATE. DIGITAL ARTWORK: JOHN HEYES. TALITA VON FURSTENBERG; GETTY IMAGES; HULU; PIXELATE.BIZ

VOGU E DA R LI NG

Talita von

Fürstenberg

Very few people can claim the title “fashion royalty”,

but 20-year-old Princess Talita von Fürstenberg,

granddaughter to Prince Egon and Diane von

Fürstenberg and potential heir to the latter’s sartorial

empire, is one of them – although she’d rather you

didn’t refer to her that way. “I definitely would not

consider myself a royal. It’s by blood, but it’s so far

off, I don’t like to use my title.” We speak on the

eve of the launch of her first collection for the Diane

von Furstenberg label, TVF for DVF, a beachy

capsule inspired by early memories of seashells

and flowers. She’s about to fly to LA for the party

and pop-up, but has five papers due for her

sophomore finals at Georgetown University in DC,

where she is majoring in justice and peace studies,

the same week. Production for her next collection,

due in October, has begun, and finding balance gets

harder as her role in the label expands. “But it’s

worth it,” she says. “I get to pursue my two main

interests: fashion and social justice.” Amel Mukhtar

“On holiday, I read

Factfulness by Hans Rosling.

It was such a hopeful book

• it’s about why society is
  better off than we think and
  how many of the problems
  we think exist, don’t.”

“Harbour Island in the Bahamas

is like my second home – I’ve been

going since I was a baby, so every

time I return it’s a big reunion with

family and friends. The Dunmore

Hotel is the cutest spot for lunch.”

“The Act,

on Hulu, is

fascinating

• it’s about a
  mother who
  convinced
  her daughter
  that she had
  all these
  illnesses.
  I find true
  stories
  captivating.”

“I’m so excited

to wear these

silver shoes in

the summer with

jeans and my

TVF dresses.”

Mary Janes,

£555, Miu Miu,

at Matches

fashion.com

“I use Ouai hair

products and

everyone keeps

complimenting

me on the scent.

Now, the brand

has launched

perfumes, too.”

Ouai Melrose

Place eau de

parfum, £46

“Glossier’s Balm Dotcom in Coconut

[£10] is really good. I never leave

the house without lip balm.”

“Lauren Santo

Domingo’s style

is so chic.”

Most-

used

emojis:

“For highlighter,

I use the

Soleil Tan de Chanel

Sheer Illuminating

Fluid [£32]. I love

it because it looks

so natural.”

“I love quiet date nights with

my boyfriend [Rocco Brignone,

below, with Talita] – he’ll cook

the meat and vegetables, and

I make a berry cobbler.”

Talita wears dress,

£495, Diane von

Furstenberg. Necklace,

£393, Cornelia Webb.

Shoes, £610, Lemaire.

Photograph: Laura Bailey.

Styling: Julia Brenard

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