Isabella Blow died on May 8th 2007, from ovarian cancer. She was only 48.
It is rumoured that she took her own life.
She was Philip Treacy’s muse and mentor, and is credited with beginning and supporting the careers of Sophie Dahl and Alexander McQueen.
Blow dressed in a way which suggested that she was never afraid of what anybody might think of her, and she always looked absolutely stunning. One of the joys of reading Vogue, and flicking through magazines like OK and Hello, was looking to see what she had been wearing to the latest parties and events.
Isabella Blow was one of my role models, and I am very sad that she’s gone.