FUCK YEAH ISABELLA BLOW

Isabella Blow at the launch party for Tatler’s Little...

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 23:00:50 +0200

Isabella Blow at the launch party for Tatler’s Little Black Book, 2005

Isabella Blow at the opening of the When Philip Met Isabella...

Sun, 27 May 2012 11:52:20 +0200

Isabella Blow at the opening of the When Philip Met Isabella exhibition, 2002

"When I was 22 I was introduced to Karl Lagerfeld by Isabella Blow and she thought she was doing him..."

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:26:40 +0200

“When I was 22 I was introduced to Karl Lagerfeld by Isabella Blow and she thought she was doing him a favor.”

- Philip Treacy

Photo

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:57:00 +0200

"She was a great champion of young people. She came from the establishment but she was a punk at..."

Tue, 08 May 2012 19:33:05 +0200

“She was a great champion of young people. She came from the establishment but she was a punk at heart. Her love was talent, rather than money. Her ethos was beauty and elegance. And her encouragement was rare.”

- Philip Treacy on Isabella Blow

CoatDante, autumn/winter 1996–97 Black wool felt embroidered...

Thu, 03 May 2012 19:18:13 +0200

Coat
Dante, autumn/winter 1996–97
Black wool felt embroidered with gold bullion cord
From the collection of Isabella Blow courtesy of the Hon. Daphne Guinness

Photographed by Sølve Sundsbø

Isabella Blow (bottom row, second from right) during sixth form...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:34:32 +0200

Isabella Blow (bottom row, second from right) during sixth form at Heathfield School, Ascot

Isabella Blow with her godson Otis Ferry

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:34:08 +0200

Isabella Blow with her godson Otis Ferry

Thank you for this tumblr. There are quite a few images, I had never seen - and I have followed her for a long time. It´s clearly a labor of love, and it shows./Anne from Denmark

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:17:13 +0200

That’s such a nice thing to say, selv tak! :)

(Also, thanks to everyone else who sent me messages during the last days. I hope you all received my replies.)

Isabella Blow at London fashion week, 2005

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:13:48 +0200

Isabella Blow at London fashion week, 2005

Nipples in Naples Photographed by Robert Astley Sparke for...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:37:37 +0200

Nipples in Naples

Photographed by Robert Astley Sparke for Tatler, 2004

Styled by Isabella Blow

Isabella Blow photographed by Rebecca Lewis, 2005

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:08:27 +0200

Isabella Blow photographed by Rebecca Lewis, 2005

Sarah, Duchess of York photographed by Sean & Seng for...

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:02:52 +0200

Sarah, Duchess of York photographed by Sean & Seng for Tatler, 2003

Styled by Isabella Blow

Isabella Blow modelling in Alexander McQueen’s A/W 1994 show

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:08:45 +0200

Isabella Blow modelling in Alexander McQueen’s A/W 1994 show

Highlights from Daphne Guinness’s forthcoming fashion auction

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:35:00 +0200

Ahead of auctioning off 100 pieces in June, Christies have revealed exactly what wealthy fashion collector Daphne Guinness has cleared out of her closet.

Money has never been an object to the glamorous Daphne Guinness. As an heiress of the Irish beer-brewing dynasty and ex-wife of a shipping magnate, her bank balance has allowed her to revel in all the high fashion she could wish for. But even she is running out of space, and has decided to raise money for a new cause, The Isabella Blow Foundation, by putting 100 pieces from her wardrobe up for auction. Dresses, coats, skirts, tops and jackets - many acquired straight from the designers Guinness is on first-name terms with, will be auctioned at Christies South Kensington on June 27.

The auction house has today given a glimpse of what’s going to be on offer, including a strapless “bubble dress” by French couturier Christian Lacroix; a white silk mini dress by London Fashion Week designer Christopher Kane; a silver minidress by her late friend Alexander McQueen and a selection of the heel-less shoes she is famed for wearing by Norita Tatehana.

Left to right: Dresses by Lanvin, Christopher Kane and Christian Lacroix, which Daphne Guinness is auctioning .

Prices are expected to start from a reasonable £300, with the aforementioned McQueen minidress expected to fetch in the region of £15,000 - £20,000. Guinness’s penchant for Azzedine Alaia, Gareth Pugh, Lanvin, Chanel and Balenciaga mean that the auction could raise around £100,000 for the charity dedicated to her late friend and magazine editor, Isabella Blow.

Sculptural shoes by Norita Tatehana and a silver minidress by Alexander McQueen.

The lots will be exhibited to the public from June 23 - 27 inclusive, but those wishing to bid on a piece of fashion history might want to bear just how small the clothes will be - for the svelte 44-year-old was recently quoted as saying: “I’ll eat when I’m dead.”

- Olivia Bergin, Apr 12 2012 [x]

"Isabella was racked with self-doubt on some very acute personal levels. Clothing had an armorial..."

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:08:47 +0200

“Isabella was racked with self-doubt on some very acute personal levels. Clothing had an armorial property for her. It was a defense, a barrier.”

- Hamish Bowles on Isabella Blow

Isabella Blow photographed by Rebecca Lewis, 2005

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:37:19 +0200

Isabella Blow photographed by Rebecca Lewis, 2005

Isabella Blow at London fashion week, 2006

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:10:17 +0200

Isabella Blow at London fashion week, 2006

Isabella Blow named one of TIME Magazine's All-TIME 100 Fashion Icons

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:09:00 +0200

Born in London, Isabella Blow first became interested in fashion after falling in love with her mother’s pink hat. How fitting, then, that she would become famous decades later for discovering the then unknown milliner Philip Treacy. She wore his hats in most public appearances throughout the rest of her life. Blow went on to discover and promote models Sophie Dahl and Stella Tennant and, most famously, the late designer Alexander McQueen, whose entire graduation collection she purchased for about $8,000. Beyond serving as a mentor and muse for young talent, Blow worked as an editor at publications including Tatler, the Sunday Times and U.S. Vogue, where she briefly assisted Anna Wintour. But for all of her professional success, she battled depression throughout her life and committed suicide in 2007 while battling ovarian cancer. She was buried in a McQueen outfit, while Treacy designed a hat that rested on her coffin.

- Feifei Sun, Apr 02 2012 [x]

Isabella Blow and Alexander McQueen, 2005

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:04:36 +0200

Isabella Blow and Alexander McQueen, 2005