Isabella Blow - ICON

Tribute to Blow

"...to keep everyone away from me. They say, Oh, can I kiss you? I say, No, thank you very much. That's why I've worn the hat. Goodbye. I don't want to be kissed by all and sundry. I want to be kissed by the people I love."


Stunishing Isabella Brow... English magazine editor (19th November 1958- 7th May 2007) left us as an admirable inspiration and international style icon.
Muse of the hat designer Philip Trency she is also known for discovering the models Stella Tennant and Sophie Dahl.


Briefly her life time career:


Born Isabella Delves Broughton in Marylebone, London, England


Moved to NYC in 1979 to study Ancient Chinese Art at Columbia University and shared an apartment with the actress Catherine Oxemberg.
While living in NYC she gets friends with Andy Warhol and Basquiat. 


Moves to Texas an year later and is presented to  Anna Wintour. She was hired initially as Wintour's assistant, but it was not long before she was assisting Andre Leon Talley.


In 1986, Blow returned to London and worked for Michael Roberts, then the fashion director of Tatler and the Sunday Times Style magazine.


^{Works with Steven Meisel in 1993 producing the Babes in London.}

In 2004, she had a brief acting cameo in the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

In 2005, Blow starred in a project by artist Matthieu Laurette, commissioned and produced by Frieze Projects 2005 and entitled "What Do They Wear at Frieze Art Fair?"

Alexander McQueen founded Lady Gaga incredibly similar with Blow. We can quickly notice why!


The three last pictures show Blow's coffin in her own funeral 4 years ago...

Kate Moss For Alexander McQueen Fashion Show

Sacha - fashion photography

1988 ⁄ Marie Claire ⁄ near Château de Raray, Oise ⁄ mannequins Anna Lucia, Sarah, Sam, Belinda, Cléo, Anath ⁄ editor Isabelle Rovillé ⁄ Chantal Thomass, Kenzo, Romeo, Gigli, Issey Miyake, Angelo Tarlazzi, Jean Paul Gaultier © Sacha 

1981 ⁄ Marie Claire ⁄ Essaouira ⁄editor Betty Bertrand /Kenzo and Dorothée Bis © Sacha

Fashion photographer since the very beginning of the 60's the dutch artists worked intensively for the french magazines Marie Claire and Elle as well as for The Sunday Times Magazine, Stern,GQ and the dutch Avenue.

I found it just precious the first picture I post. It is hard to find her work on the internet but there is this book I found on Centre Pompidou ( but I think it can be easy to find)  only about her and her successful career. - "Sacha" from Chêne editions. 

FINGER IN THE NOSE - fashion for children

Exactly when I was heading to April 77 in Rue Saintoge ( Le Marais, Paris) I just notice this little and adorable store for children with a little model using a leopard jacket and a black leather jacket next to it.
The brand aims to combine the "rock and roll attitude" with functionality ending up having loads of authenticity. 
You can get the clothes in their website http://www.fingerinthenose.com but the e-shop is under construction for the moment  so it's necessary to contact them first.

080 Barcelona Fashion 2011

Still happening (well actually ending this afternoon at 17h30) the 080 Barcelona Fashion is letting the fashion/arts world with a good impression of Catalan independent fashion.
I would also like to emphasize the scenography of the shows in the pictures that play such an important role in the whole scenario and ambiance. 
Big ups for all the creators and organization of this show in such a wonderful city and country that are Barcelona and Spain so conducive to create!

RAG&BONE - spring '11

The new Rag&Bone's campaign aims to show 4 of the super models of the moment ( Abbey, Edita, Sasha and Lily) in daily and relaxed moments which defines the label as new, trendy and cool.
So far I think they achieved it. What do you think?