'A Very Full-on Life'

Isabella Blow was 48 when she died in May 2007. Fashion connoisseur, talent spotter, trend setter, editor, stylist, she was a woman who lived a huge life on the edge of her inner contradictions, both dynamic and depressed, fearless and troubled. She was a social focal point in London and New York and is said to have discovered Alexander McQueen, Philip Treacy, Sophie Dahl, and Stella Tenant, among others: http://arabia.style.com/fashion/fashion_icons/isabella-blow-fashion-galore-exclusive/
   Earlier this month, an exhibit honoring Blow, her fashion, and her life opened at London's Somerset House: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/timwong/100071882/at-the-isabella-blow-exhibition-you-can-still-smell-the-scent-from-her-clothes/