When you meet Diane von Furstenberg it is almost as though you are in the presence of an actress rather than a fashion designer. Her beauty and style icons are Eva Gardner and Marlene Dietrich, and when you look at her you can see why, she looks a little like both. Dressed in a fushia dress, she has an air of decadence and a beauty that is still very much apparent, even though she is now a proud grandmother.
I meet her at her new Bruton Street store. It is her third stand alone in the UK to date, and one of seven shops opening this year which will total twenty two by January. 'We just had to open a shop in Mayfair...it is the centre of the world'.
