Alexandra von Fürstenberg
| Alexandra von Fürstenberg | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alexandra Natasha Miller October 3, 1972 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Dax Miller (m. 2015) |
| Issue |
Princess Talita Prince Tassilo |
| House | Fürstenberg (by marriage) |
| Father | Robert Warren Miller |
| Mother | Chantal Pesantes |
| Religion | Roman Catholic[1] |
| Occupation | Image Director for DvF, President of Alexandra Von Furstenberg, LLC |
Alexandra von Fürstenberg (née Alexandra Natasha Miller, formerly Princess Alexandra von Fürstenberg, born October 3, 1972) is a furniture designer and the image director for DvF, the clothing label which was founded by her former mother in law, Diane von Fürstenberg, and helped revive the company’s famous 1970s wrap dress.
Early life
She is the youngest daughter of the American-born Duty Free shops businessman Robert Warren Miller and his Ecuadorian wife, the former Chantal Pesantes. She has two siblings, Pia Getty and Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece. The troika is popularly known as the Miller Sisters.
Alexandra Miller was raised in Hong Kong, Paris and New York and studied fashion and art history at the Parsons School of Design and Brown University.
Career
Alexandra worked for Diane von Furstenberg’s company as an image director.[2]
In 2007, she formed her contemporary furniture company, Alexandra Von Furstenberg LLC, designing a line of modern acrylic furniture.[3]
Personal life
On October 28, 1995, at the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola in New York City, she married Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg (b. 1970), the only son of the fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg and Prince Egon von Fürstenberg and a great-grandson of Giovanni Agnelli, the founder of Fiat.[1]
The couple had two children, Princess Talita Natasha (b. May 7, 1999) and Prince Tassilo Egon Maximilian (b. New York City, August 26, 2001), who is named for his paternal great-grandfather. They separated in 2002 and later divorced.
She is a godmother of her nephew Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark.
On July 7, 2015, Alexandra married longtime fiancé, designer Dax Miller. The couple wed on the seventh anniversary of the start of their relationship.
Titles and styles
- 1972–1995: Miss Alexandra Natasha Miller
- 1995–2002: Her Serene Highness Princess Alexandra of Fürstenberg
- 2002–2015: Alexandra von Fürstenberg
- 2015–present: Mrs Dax Miller
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References
- 1 2 Carey Goldberg, 1995, "Quiet high-society wedding is a spectacle for gawkers," The New York Times (online), October 29, 1995, see , accessed July 14, 2015.
- ↑ Seven Americans who married royalty: "Alexandra Natasha Miller" retrieved January 15, 2012. Archived August 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Alexandra Von Furstenberg LLC website, retrieved January 15, 2012.