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Mental illness in fashion: opening up the conversation

The fashion industry is often portrayed as a world of extravagance, excess, glitz and glamour, and endless excitement. However, fashion designers, models, and professionals are subject to a side of the industry that can result in serious damage to mental health. The fast paced, heavily watched, high-stakes nature of the fashion world may be a...

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New film tells story of Alexander McQueen and Isabella Blow

A soon to be released film will document the relationship between fashion designer Alexander McQueen and the eccentric stylist Isabella Blow. Titled The Ripper, named after the designer's debut collection, the film is currently in production at Maven Studio. The story charts the designer's rise to fame, from the discovery by Blow, who famously...

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British Fashion Awards to honour Nick Knight

The British Fashion Council’s annual British Fashion Awards will honour photographer Nick Knight with the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator for his “outstanding contribution” to the global fashion industry. Knight will receive his award at the British Fashion Awards ceremony taking place later this month in London on November 23, in honour...

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3 things the new books reveal about Alexander McQueen

This month marks the five year anniversary of the tragic passing of famed British designer Alexander McQueen, who robbed himself of his own life at the tender age of 40. It also happens to be the month when two novels concerning the rise and fall of Alexander McQueen will hit the shelves. Despite his sudden death, McQueen's legacy lives on...

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Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore

Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore is currently on show at Somerset house. The major fashion exhibition celebrates the wardrobe and extraordinary life of the late British patron of fashion and art. The exhibition showcases over a hundred pieces from her incredibly rich collection, one of the most important private collections of late 20th...

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Isabella Blow’s wardrobe to go on display

This autumn, Somerset House in London will host the ‘Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!’ exhibition, displaying more than 100 pieces owned by the late fashion editor. In partnership with the Isabella Blow Foundation and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, the exhibition due to take place from November will celebrate her extensive...

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Daphne Guinness buys Isabella Blow wardrobe

Isabella Blow's wardrobe that was to be auctioned at Christie's this autumn has been bought it its entirety by Daphne Guinness. The art and fashion collection was quoted in the New York Times of her purchase: “It’s Issy – it’s her D.N.A, it should not be scattered to the four winds,” said Ms. Guinness, who was a passionate follower of Mr....