Diane von Furstenberg Reveals the Inspiring Reason She Takes So Many Mirror Selfies at the Age of 76
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Diane von Furstenberg is going to have all of us rethinking what it means to take selfies. She’s turning the idea that it’s a vanity project on its head and reframing the narrative because she believes it’s about loving ourselves.
At the age of 76, the iconic fashion designer has become well-known for her stunning mirror selfies on Instagram, and she shared the inspiring reason why she chooses to take them. “I have a tendency to think that, at least in my case, when I look at myself in the mirror, I find my strength there. So somehow, when I look at myself in the mirror, I like it and then sometimes I see a picture of me and I say, ‘Oh my God, that’s not how I feel like,” she told Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Lemonade Media’s Wiser Than Me podcast.
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The creator of the wrap dress believes that her entire life is a “triumph” because she was born just 18 months after her “mother was liberated from Auschwitz.” Von Furstenberg shared, “She weighed 49 pounds… my mere birth was a triumph over misery, and therefore, just the fact that I was born was a triumph.” That incredible story has given her courage throughout her life and allowed her to find her inner strength even in difficult times.
“She never wanted me to be a victim. Never be a victim, no matter what happens. And that’s how you build your character,” she added. “Because the only thing that you have complete control of — the only thing — is your character.” So, von Furstenberg will keep taking those mirror selfies to love herself just a little bit more, and she thinks you should, too.
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