Diane Von Furstenberg & Chuck Close Talk Photography, Plastic Surgery & Getting Real in Harper's Bazaar
On the eve of the "Diane von Furstenberg: Journey of a Dress" exhibit at the Pace Gallery in Beijing, which chronicles von Furstenberg pictorially over the last four decades - featuring portraits of her by Andy Warhol, Francesco Clemente, and Helmut Newton, as well as newly-commissioned pieces by Chinese artists Zhang Huan, Li Songsong, Yi Zhou, and Hai Bo - the woman synonymous with the wrap-dress sat for yet another portrait, this time by Chuck Close, famous for his notoriously "honest" pictures of famous folk. "I was a little bit intimidated because if Chuck photographs you, it's very much like an X-ray, in the sense that there’s nothing to hide behind," acknowledges the 64-year old designer. "I've always liked wrinkles. When I was a young girl, I used to make lines on my face with my nails because I loved Jeanne Moreau. I always wanted to be older; I always added years to my life. For the longest time, if people thought I was older I would take it as a compliment."
Which gets the CC nod of approval. "I love the stuff that people hate, all stuff that people airbrush out or Photoshop out," adds the artist. "For me, imperfections and wrinkles give you character. They’re the road map of your life. If you’ve laughed your whole life, you have laugh lines. If you've frowned your whole life, you have furrows on your brow. All the stuff that people want to hide is exactly what needs to be there for a portrait, as far as I'm concerned."
Catch the rest of their chat at HarpersBazaar.com/DVF.
- Lesley Scott
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