Brunch Mumbai – June 29, 2019

always beaplaceforgirls whoare natu-

rallyslim,butIwouldloveto seemore

beautiful,curvywomenonthecatwalk.

Isee alot of theseshowsandIthinkit

shouldbemorelikeinreallife.Thisis

notto sayyouthengothecomplete op-

positewayandbeginoptingagainstslim

girls,becausethatisn’twhatdiversity

means.Weneedahealthybalance.”

PERSONAL SPACE

Andlast butnot theleast,tellusabout

yourlifenow:asawife,mother,family

woman...What’syourdaylike, what do

youenjoydoing,andwhat doyourun

awayfrom?

“Dreadfullynormal,actually! I

spendas muchtimeasIcanwithmy

familyandwetalk aboutlife,kids,

fashion,art, musicandIguess Italka

lotaboutphilanthropytoo.

“Myhusband[AntoineArnault,

CEOof luxurybrandBerluti]is agreat

listener andoftenapreciousadvisor.

Ofcourse,wetalkaboutwork,but Ican

honestly saywetryto notbringthat

intothehouseoften. Ithinkit is

importantto create that private and

personalspacethatisn’taboutwork!

“Anormaldaywouldconsist

of wakingupat 7amandgettingmy

childrenreadyfor school,preparing

theirbreakfast,andthenseeingthem

off. Mydayisoftentakenupbymy

philanthropiccommitments;whether

thatismeetingsomebodyfromtheUN,

or visitingacharity,doingatalkat an

eventor theoccasionalshoot.I’llthen

pickmykidsupfromschoolandtake

thembackto ourhome.

“I tryto exerciseat leastonce a

weekandIlovedancing.It’s agreat

wayofstayingfit, switchingoffand

doingsomethinggoodforthesoul–it’s

allveryintense!”

Fromlivinglifeonthewildsideto

becomingaharbinger of good,Natalia

Vo dianovashowssomeof thebest work

in lifecouldhappenafteryou’vegiven

upcenterstage.

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What excites you

the most?

Myfamily,myphilanthropy

andmydreams.

And what gets you

down...?

Sometimes,notbeingableto

doit all!

List three thingsthat

annoyyou.

Negativity,poorworkethics

andacceptingdefeat.

And whatmakes you

jumpwith joy?

Knowingmyworkhasmade

animpact!

Shareyour

mostromantic

experience

with us.

It wasmyfirstdate

withAntoine(Arnault,

oftheLVMHfamily

andCEOofBerluti,

herhusbandof

eightyears).

And the most

extravagantgift

you’ve received...?

It wasayear’s

personalisedsupplyof

Russianhoney,eachjar

containingadifferentflavour

Imightlike.

If youmust purchase a

last-minutegift for your

husband,Antoine,it

would be...?

Socks–youcanneverhave

enoughofthem!

What is your favourite

holidayspot?

LA!IfIdidn’tliveinParis,I

wouldbethere!

One luxury youcannot

forego whentravelling...?

Myskincareregime.

And what’syour

favouritefood?

Icecream.It’sabigpartof

mylife!

What’s the one thingyou

cookthe best?

Pelmeni,aRussiandumpling.

“BODYDIVERSITY

HASYETTO

REVOLUTIONISE

THE WORLDOF

HIGHFASHION

AS ALOT OF

DESIGNERS

CREATECLOTHES

WITHONLYSLIM

WOMENIN MIND”

INVOGUE,ONVOGUE
Nataliaappeared on the 10th
AnniversarySpecialissue
ofVogue Indiaalongside
PriyankaChopraand
PadmaLakshmi

SISTERACT

Nataliawithher half-sister

Oksanawhosuffersfrom

autismand cerebral palsy

MODERNFAMILY

Nataliawith

hhheeerrrhhhuuusssbbbaaannnddd

and children

DYNAMICDUO

Nataliawith

businesspartner

SWEET TimonAfinsky

MEMORIES

Nataliawith

closefriend

Isha Ambani

MYFAANNNGGGIIIRRRLLMMMOOOMMMENT
Natalia’s teenagecrushis
actor ShahRukh Khan

11 QUICK

Q’S WITH

SUPERNOVA

COUPLECAPERSSS

Nataliawith

husbandAntoine

Arnault,from

theLVMHfamilyyy,,,

whoisalso

CEOofluxury

brand,Berluti