
In Jessica Pressler’s original article about Anna, she said: “ Anna was preparing to launch a business, a Soho House-ish type club… focused on art with locations in L.A., London, Hong Kong, and Dubai.” However, Anna was arrested before she could make her dream a reality and nothing came of ADF. She planned to have restaurants, bars, a bakery, exclusive lounges, workspaces, hotel rooms, and art galleries inside. She hoped ADF would become an elite members-only club focused on art and luxury. Anna was said to have told people she would inherit a $60 million trust fund from her father to convince investors and banks to loan her money for her grand business plan, the Anna Delvey Foundation (ADF). She tipped in crisp $100 bills, lived full-time in luxury hotels, received pricey beauty treatments (like $400 eyelash extensions pricey), and wore designer clothing like her trademark Celine glasses. She was actually able to transfer to the Purple office in New York which is when she adopted the Anna Delvey persona.Īnna continued to work for Purple for a short time, but quickly used her Anna Delvey identity to infiltrate celebrity circles. During her internship, she visited New York for Fashion Week and fell in love with the city.


Instead, Anna moved to Paris and interned for Purple Magazine. She attended Central Saint Martins, an elite fashion college in London, but never graduated. Anna was born in Russia and moved to Germany with her family at a young age.
