When talking to
Diane von Furstenberg over the phone, as incredibly cliche as it might sound, you can almost feel her warm personality radiating over the speaker. Calling from her home in Connecticut, where she has just woken up, she explains that she hasn’t seen the list of 50 questions that I’m about to ask her. “I prefer not to know what I’m going to be asked before an interview,” she says.
Such confidence, without arrogance or pretence, is one of the defining characteristics of the septuagenarian fashion designer – a trait that she attributes to her mother, a survivor of the Holocaust. And, from the life that Von Furstenberg has lived – which includes marrying a German prince, being painted by Andy Warhol, frequenting Studio 54 during its heyday, and becoming synonymous with one the most recognisable garments in fashion history, the wrap dress – it’s one that has been enjoyed to its fullest, thanks to her unwavering sense of self.
Charity photography auction Sub-Merge spotlights mental health in 2020
Charity photography auction Sub-Merge spotlights mental health in 2020
In aid of charity Mind, London-based creative studio Emulsion has conceived Sub-Merge, an innovative exploration of mental health through photography
Jordan Hemingway
Emulsion has commissioned an innovative, experimental project on the intersections of art, technology and mental health.
In aid of UK mental health charity, Mind, the online print sale features photographic work that delves into imagined realities and unseen perspectives, collective memories, and diverse identities, while advocating, and raising funds for, mental health awareness.
Sub-Merge was created in response to the detrimental and potentially long-term effects of recent world events on mental health. ‘2020 has put considerable strains, changes and impacts on our mental state. Sub-Merge is a reaction to one of our generations biggest challenges – our relation