September 08, 2011
The Stench of Perfume
November 18, 2010
Illicit Millinery
In just this past year, Isabella Blow—who was a fashion director and “muse” before her death in 2007—has inspired two biographies, a play, and a movie. This is not altogether surprising. Blow’s story seems to offer up a dream biography: a flamboyant, even absurd heroine; prominent British families; fashion genius and fashion wildness; an affair with an Italian nicknamed Casanova; a string of unsuccessful suicide attempts—followed, in the end, by a successful one. READ MORE >>
