Alexandra von Fürstenberg (; born 3 October 1972) is a Hong Kong-born American heiress, socialite, entrepreneur and furniture designer based in Los Angeles. She is the youngest daughter of American billionaire and

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co-founder

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Early life

Alexandra von Fürstenberg was born in 1972, in British Hong Kong to American entrepreneur

and his

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wife, María Clara "Chantal" (). She has two older sisters Pia and Marie-Chantal. Alexandra and her sisters grew up between Hong Kong, Paris and New York. She attended Parsons School of Design and

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

, where she studied costume design and art history. In the 1990s, Alexandra and her sisters were popularly dubbed by New York high society as the Miller Sisters.

Career

In 1995, Alexandra joined the design team of her then mother-in-law, Diane von Fürstenberg. During her ten-year career at DVF as Creative Director and later as Director of Image, Alexandra was instrumental in the re-launch of the iconic wrap dress as well as reinforcing the relevance of this American brand.Seven Americans who married royalty: "Alexandra Natasha Miller"
retrieved January 15, 2012. After relocating to Los Angeles in 2005, Alexandra focused on designing exclusively for the home. In 2007, she created Alexandra Von Furstenberg, LLC, the brand, to create modern furniture and home accessories made of acrylic. She originally began by designing for her personal home, and then realized there was a market for her designs. In March 2008, she launched her first designs.

Personal life

On October 28, 1995, at the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola in New York City, she married

Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg (born Alexandre Egon Prinz von Fürstenberg; January 25, 1970) is an American businessman and socialite and the son of fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg (née Halfin) and Prince Egon von Fürstenberg. E ...

, the son of the fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg and

Prince Egon von Fürstenberg Egon, Prinz von Fürstenberg (Eduard Egon Peter Paul Giovanni Prinz zu Fürstenberg; 29 June 1946 – 11 June 2004) was a socialite, banker, fashion and interior designer, and a member of the former German princely family of Fürstenberg. In ...

.Carey Goldberg, 1995, "Quiet high-society wedding is a spectacle for gawkers," ''The New York Times'' (online), October 29, 1995, se

accessed July 14, 2015. They have two children, Princess Talita von Fürstenberg, Talita Natasha (born May 7, 1999) and Prince Tassilo Egon Maximilian (born August 21, 2001). The couple divorced in 2002. She is the godmother of her nephew

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. On July 7, 2015, Alexandra married longtime fiancé, architectural designer and developer Dax Miller. The couple wed on the seventh anniversary of the start of their relationship.

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Alexandra von Furstenberg talks about fashion.
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