So something I've been massively excited to see and anticipating is Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore opening at Somerset House! With so many deadlines and work going on I've not had a free moment but luckily I managed to get a chance to see it today, plus its half price on a Monday!
After building excitement for the exhibition and seeing it, it shows how much of a dove among pidgeons she was her style and attitude all of it truly special. Isabella Blow was clearly ahead of her time, especially before fashion was seen as more of an entertainment and popular idea as it is today. Where people dress similarly for fashion weeks today she was years ahead in her personal style, always looking composed she proves style can be a spectical without being a joke.
Her style being one aspect of her huge personality her eye for ability and talent being another factor of the exhibition highlighted indefinitely. You can see the massive influence of Isabella as a driving force of many big name desginers from today, Alexander McQueen, Phillip Treacy and Hussein Chayalan.
McQueen and Treacy being two of her close working connections but also personal connections, in interview with Show Studio Treacy talks about the importance of Isabella in his career, the massively possitive driving force behind his success. The video can be seen below is a beauty of Philip reminissicing about Isabella and the times they spent together and even highlight his emotional connection to her which is particularly moving.
As you enter the exhibition there's a quote from Daphne Guiness who describes the exhibition as a bittersweet event and she's totally right. As I went round there's so much to be taken in by, inspired and it showed how much of a huge loved inspirational figure Isabella was and still is. Obviously Daphne was a personal friend of Isabella's but I definitely have to agree!
Imagine being shown a world of wonder and magic, style a person beyond anything else and then then to be told there's not going to be anything more there it's a closed book it's heartbreaking. It left me sad about the way her life had ended.
finally it ends with this video of Isbella's clothes being worn in a modern day fashion film celebrating her and her style. It's beautifully shot and edited and a true testiment to Issabella and proves what a wonder she was to the world.
The exhibition's definitely something to be seen! At Somerset House until the 2nd March 2014 it is one of the best exhibitions I've seen for a long time and delivers a brilliant insight to Isabella Blow and the people she loved and worked with, Also if you're going to attend or what more of an insight I suggest watching McQueen and I for more of an insight to her life and relationship with Alexander McQueen.
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