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78 METROPOLITAN “McQueen described Blow as ‘a cross between a Billingsgate fishwife and Lucretia Borgia’”
Avec Isabella, on ne s’ennuyait jamais. Elle avait un merveilleux sens de l’humour et un rire contagieux qui s’entendait à des kilomètres. Above right: with Detmar and Bryan Ferry Above: Ferry’s contribution to the book – his son Otis was a pallbearer at Blow’s funeral; Opposite: photographed by Rankin À droite : avec son mari Detmar et Bryan Ferry Ci-dessus : la contribution de Ferry au livre. Son fi ls Otis a porté le cercueil d’Isabella Blow lors de son enterrement Page de gauche : portrait d’Isabella par Rankin Isabella extended her hand to many people, some famous, some not. I was lucky enough to be one of them. As a fashion student travelling to the fashion weeks in London, Paris and Milan, I was taken under Isabella’s wing. She walked me into shows to see Kenzo, McQueen and others. From the moment that I glimpsed her for the fi rst time, stepping out of the elevator in the Savoia in Milan, complete with stunning Treacy hat, I saw how she dominated the room. I knew immediately I had to introduce myself to her. Her subsequent decision to open doors for me, to allow me to fi lm what was a notoriously closed industry, was something that changed my life. By the time I became a personal assistant to Isabella, the world had begun to darken for her – rather, she was no longer enjoying the darkness that she had once harnessed so beautifully in her gothic photo shoots. True to style, however, her decision to bow out did not bring an end to her extraordinary performance. As she approached her fi nal moments she insisted, impractically, on wearing an extraordinary silver 1930s lamé dress. As Philip Treacy said, to see the two-dimensional Isabella Blow of television and magazines was one thing, but to witness the three-dimensional Isabella was quite another. My hope is that the Isabella Blow book, written by all those who knew her best, will serve as a genuine tribute to her memory, and in articulating the vision of Isabella from such diverse viewpoints, it will come close to preserving some of her three-dimensional wonder. Isabella Blow, by Martina Rink, designed by Paul Sloman, is published by Thames & Hudson (RRP £29.95). To order your copy at the special price of £24 including UK mainland delivery (overseas costs available on request) please call our distributor Littlehampton Book Services on 01903 828503, quoting “TH083”. Offer is subject to availability J’ai la chance d’être au nombre de ceux, célèbres ou anonymes, à qui Isabella a tendu la main. C’est à Isabella que je dois, moi qui n’étais alors qu’une simple étudiante en mode, de m’avoir introduite dans les défi lés de Kenzo, McQueen et d’autres, m’entraînant au fi l des fashion weeks à Londres, Paris ou Milan. La première fois que je l’ai vue, elle sortait de l’ascenseur du Savoia à Milan, un superbe Treacy sur la tête ; elle dégageait une telle aura que j’ai tout de suite su qu’il fallait que je me présente à elle. En décidant de m’ouvrir par la suite les portes d’un univers connu pour son secret et en me permettant de le fi lmer, elle a changé le cours de ma vie. La vie d’Isabella avait déjà commencé à se teinter de noir quand je suis devenue son assistante personnelle. Ou plutôt devrais-je dire qu’elle avait cessé d’aimer ce côté sombre qu’elle avait jadis si joliment prêté à ses séances photo gothiques. Fidèle à elle-même jusqu’au bout, résolue à continuer à assurer le spectacle même une fois sortie de la scène publique, elle mit un point d’honneur à porter coûte que coûte, jusque dans ses derniers jours, une robe en lamé fl amboyante des années 30. Philip Treacy avait raison quand il disait que la vraie Isabella Blow, celle de la vie réelle, en trois dimensions, était autrement plus fascinante que l’image en deux dimensions que renvoyaient d’elle les magazines et la télévision. J’espère que le livre qui lui est consacré, auquel ont contribué tous ceux qui la connaissaient intimement, lui rendra un hommage sincère. J’espère aussi qu’à travers ces différentes visions d’Isabella, c’est un peu de la fascinante réalité en trois dimensions qui sera restituée. Isabella Blow est édité chez Thames & Hudson, 29,95 £. Pour commander un exemplaire, veuillez appeler Littlehampton Book Services +44 (0) 1903 828503 METROPOLITAN 79
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