DList Magazine Fall "Fashion" Issue 2015 | Page 28

whitney port DISTINCT PORT OF FASHION Interviewed by Charity Mainville I Photos by Storm Santos Top: Whitney Port for QVC Pointelle Mock Neck Sleeveless Sweater Bottoms: Whitney Port for QVC Pull-On Knit Leggings with Seaming Detail Whitney Port has had a passion for fashion ever since she was a young girl. She grew up in a family of creativity and business, with her mom as an art teacher and her dad as the owner of the apparel line, Swarm. As fate would have it, in 2006 she landed an opportunity to be on the MTV reality show, The Hills, with an internship at teenVOGUE. From there her fashion experience grew when she moved from The Hills to The City. The show followed her life in NYC, working for Diane von Fürstenberg and the PR firm, People’s Revolution. She decided at that time she was ready to create her own clothing line, Whitney Eve. The brand has continued to evolve and expand for the last seven years.