Virginia von Fürstenberg

Virginia Maria Clara von Fürstenberg (Virginia Maria Clara Prinzessin zu Fürstenberg; born 5 October 1974) is an Italian artist, poet, filmmaker, and fashion designer.

This article is about the Italian artist and designer. For her aunt, the actress of the same name, see Ira von Fürstenberg.

Virginia von Fürstenberg
BornVirginia Maria Clara Prinzessin zu Fürstenberg
5 October 1974
Genoa, Italy
SpouseBaron Alexandre Csillaghy de Pacsér (1992 - 2003;divorced)
Paco Polenghi (m. 2004; divorced)
Janusz Gawronski (m. 2017, d. 2020)
IssueBaron Miklós Tassilo Csillaghy de Pacsér
Baroness Ginevra Csillaghy de Pacsér
Clara Bacco Dondi dall'Orologio
Otto Leone Polenghi
Santiago Polenghi
Full name
Virginia Maria Clara Prinzessin zu Fürstenberg
HouseFürstenberg
FatherPrince Sebastian zu Fürstenberg
MotherElisabetta Guarnati

Early life and family

Princess Virginia von Fürstenberg was born in Genoa, Italy on 5 October 1974 to Prince Sebastian zu Fürstenberg and Elisabetta Guarnati.[1] She is a member of the House of Fürstenberg. Her paternal grandparents were Prince Tassilo zu Fürstenberg and Clara Agnelli.[2] She is a niece of actress Princess Ira von Fürstenberg and fashion designer Prince Egon von Fürstenberg, the ex-husband of Diane von Fürstenberg. Von Fürstenberg is a first cousin of Prince Alexandre von Fürstenberg, Tatiana von Fürstenberg, Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and the late Prince Christoph of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Career

Von Fürstenberg is a fashion designer and creator of the fashion label Virginia Von Zu Furstenberg.[3][4][5][6] She made her fashion debut in March 2011 at the Teatro Filodrammatici in Milan.[7][8] Her first collection was sold exclusively at boutiques in Milan, Florence, and Rome. In September 2011 Von Fürstenberg debuted a theatrical work titled DISMORPHOPHOBIA that combined spoken word, fashion, film, movement and dance.[9][10][11][12] She debuted her second collection at Milano Moda Donna in Milan on 23 September 2011.[13][14] She also writes poetry, and has combined her poetry and fashion design in some of her work.[15]

In 2012 Von Fürstenberg collaborated with Tommaso Trak to shoot a film focusing on the life of her great-grandmother, Virginia Bourbon del Monte.[16] In 2017 Von Fürstenberg created an art installation dedicated to her mother titled There was a nice home, which was displayed at the Grossetti Arte Gallery in Venice.[17]

Personal life

Von Fürstenberg married Baron Alexandre Csillaghy de Pacsér, a Hungarian nobleman, in 1992. Their son, Baron Miklós Tassilo Csillaghy, is an equestrian.[18] Their daughter, Baroness Ginevra Csillaghy, has modeled for the Virginia Von Zu Furstenberg fashion line.[19] She and Csillaghy de Pacsér divorced in 2003. In 2002, a year before her divorce was finalized, she gave birth to a daughter, Clara Bacco Dondi dall'Orologio, from her relationship with Giovanni Bacco Dondi dall'Orologio. In 2004 she married Paco Polenghi with whom she had two children, Otto Leone Maria Polenghi and Santiago Polenghi. Von Fürstenberg and Polenghi later divorced. She married a third time to Janusz Gawronski in 2017, divorced in 2020.

Von Fürstenberg overcame an eating disorder, having previously suffered from anorexia nervosa.[12][20]

References
  1. Bigozzi, Andrea. "Virginia von zu Furstenberg diventa stilista di moda". MF Fashion. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  2. San Giorgio, Federico (5 October 2014). "I 40 anni di Virginia Furstenberg". morningcoat. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. "Ritorno nell'arena della moda per Virginia Von Zu Furstenberg". MF Fashion. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. Chiavacci, Ilaria (28 October 2013). "Virginia Von Zu Furstenberg, una collezione tra spiritualità e poesia". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Condé Nast. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. "Virginia von zu furstenberg sceglie Avenue PR". Fashion Magazine (in Italian). 26 March 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  6. "I 40 anni di Virginia Furstenberg". 5 October 2014.
  7. Cassola, Paola (31 March 2011). "Virginia von zu Furstenberg". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Condé Nast. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  8. "firstVIEW". firstview.com.
  9. "Grande successo per Virginia von zu Furstemberg - Internationalpost". internationalpost.it.
  10. "Vestiti allo specchio:un'ossessione raccontata a teatro".
  11. "Al debutto il lusso raffinato di Virginia Von Zu Furstenberg - Pambianco News". pambianconews.com.
  12. "Virginia von zu Furstenberg - Vogue.it".
  13. Marsala, Bluermes Comunicazione Integrata - Gero. "La classe di Virginia von zu Furstenberg - Bellavia Moda a Porto Empedocle". bellaviamoda.it.
  14. "L'arte di Virginia von zu Furstenberg - www.stile.it". 22 September 2011.
  15. http://www.larivistaintelligente.it/virginia-von-furstenberg/
  16. "La classe di Virginia von zu Furstenberg - www.stile.it". 23 September 2011.
  17. Redazione (11 May 2017). "Virginia von Furstenberg – C'era una casa tanto carina - Artribune".
  18. "Miklos Tassilo Csillaghy - LONGINES GLOBAL CHAMPIONS TOUR". globalchampionstour.com.
  19. "La delicata DISMORPHOPHOBIA di Virginia von zu Furstenberg, da principessa a stilista - Studio DModa". 31 March 2011.
  20. "Chi è chi Online » IL MONDO DI VIRGINIA. Dal dolore alla moda". archivio.crisalidepress.it.
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