From her early days bringing legendary artists such as Michel Basquiat into the offices of American Vogue to the twenty-first-century drama of her televised attempted takeover of the Indian and Middle-Eastern fashion industries, the awesome Isabella Blow pushed boundaries in the fashion world, using her personality as her most offensive weapon. Famous for discovering talents such as Alexander McQueen, Sophie Dahl, and Hussein Chalayan, she nurtured and inspired artists and designers across the industry, as well as serving as muse to the well-known milliner Philip Treacy. She was also a unique stylist, collaborating with major photographers such as Sean Ellis and Robert Astley Sparke on infamous shoots that combined gothic and erotic.

FOREWORD BY PHILIP TREACY

INTRODUCTION

LETTERS TO ISABELLA BLOW

CONTRIBUTORS

Rankin

Julia Delves Broughton

Mario Testino

Richard Burbridge

Hamish Bowles

Dita yon Teese

Daniel Klajmic

Hussein Chalayan

Juergen Teller

Sadie Coles HQ

Alice Rawsthorn

Roxanne Lowit

Ebe Oke

Naomi Campbell

Victoria Beckham

Valentino

Kevin Davies

Jasmine Guinness

Stefan Brtiggemann

Harriet Verney

Noble & Webster

Tracey Emin

Gladys Perint Palmer

Manolo Blahnik

Hilary Knight

Wolfgang Joop

Paul Smith

Stephen Jones

Sarah Doukas

Sophie Dahl

Simon Periton

Anna Piaggi

Shaun Leane

Bryan Ferry

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

Leon St Amour

Robert Astley Sparke

St6phane Biesenbach

Donald McPherson

Johnnie Shand Kydd

Richard Sorger

Giles Deacon

Prashant Verma

Hilary Alexander

Franca Sozzani

Lucy Birley

Donna Loveday

Marcus Tomlinson

Chris Moore

Dihonn Carroll

Louise Wilson

Rui Leonardes

Kentaro Poteliakhoff

Martina Rink

Ellen yon Unwerth

Boy George

Sean Ellis

Anna Wintour

Suzy Menkes

Stuart Shave