a career as designer that pre-dated and arguably eclipsed Egon's. Fürstenberg began his career as a buyer for Macy's, taking night classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology, and Parson's School of Design. The von Fürstenbergs had two children: Alexandre Egon (born 25 January 1970) and Tatiana Desirée (born 16 February 1971). They divorced in 1983. Fürstenberg began independent work as a fashion designer in 1977, designing clothes for plus-size women, and later expanding to full fashion and product licensing, with ready-to-wear, fragrance, and made to measure lines based in Rome. Next von Furstenberg designed ready-made clothing for the masses, and an off-the-peg (ready-to-wear) line of fashion. Fürstenberg wrote two top selling books: The Power Look (1978), a guide to fashion and good taste, and The Power Look at Home: Decorating for Men (1980), a book on home furnishings. He opened an interior design firm in 1981. In 1991, he exhibited at Alta Moda days in Rome. Fürstenberg collected art, and his collection included works by Zachary Selig. Egon von Fürstenberg died at Spallanzani Hospital in Rome on 11 June 2004. The New York Post reported Fürstenberg's widow stating that he died of liver cancer caused by a hepatitis C infection that he acquired in the 1970s. Published works Fürstenberg's published works included: The Power Look, 1978, New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston The Power Look at Home: Decorating for Men, 1980, New York, NY: Morrow Ancestry References External links Homepage Egon von Fürstenberg FMD, 2015, "Designers: Egon von Fürstenberg, Fashion Model Directory (FMD, online), see , accessed 14 July 2015. 1946 births 2004 deaths Egon von Fuerstenberg Agnelli family German socialites German princes German people of Italian descent German fashion designers LGBT fashion designers German LGBT people LGBT Roman Catholics Fashion Institute of Technology alumni Bisexual men LGBT royalty Swiss fashion designers People from Lausanne