num_pages: 160
description: A beautifully photographed insiders look at the highly influential personal style and wardrobe of Isabella Blow one of fashions most courageous outrageous and imaginative muses. Isabella Blow was said to have been a one-off of her own creation in a world of copycats. She had a gift for spotting fashion geniusher discoveries included Alexander McQueen Hussein Chalayan and Sophie Dahl all of whom became instantaneously iconic. Her eye put her at the center of the high fashion scene yet Isabellas pedigree intoxicating energy wicked sense of humor boundaries-pushing aesthetics and her willingness to wear the outrageous made her into a fashion icon. This elaborate volumepublished with Somerset House and in association with the Isabella Blow Foundation and Central Saint Martins to accompany the fall 2013 exhibitionis an exhaustive survey of Isabellas personal collection. With over 100 gorgeous full-color and black-and-white photographs shot exclusively for this publication by Nick Knight this volume is the first to catalogue her own famous wardrobe that includes thousands of pieces by the most important contemporary designers including McQueen Philip Treacy and Manolo Blahnik. The impact of Isabellas influence can be seen within this captivating and inspiring volume an essential addition to libraries of the fashionable cultured and eclectic.
language: English
title: Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!
publisher: Rizzoli