Icon of Fashion and Wackiness ♦ Isabella Blow

I was in the tub tonight, feeling kind of under the weather.  A busy, weird day at work and I felt like I needed a bit of comfort.

But whenever I get into the tub, I get these weird thoughts of inspiration come at me.  I start to get visions of jewelry, and wacky clothes....hats I'd like to make (even though I don't know a thing about millinery!)....

I got to thinking of Isabella Blow, the muse of the late Alexander McQueen.  I recently just watched "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" and she plays a cameo wearing one of her infamous wacky hats in it.  It's tragic, because supposedly Isabella took her own life after suffering from cancer and depression, and Alexander McQueen who was very close to her suffered almost the same fate in the end.

Now they are both up in Fashion Heaven, wearing outrageous clothes and hats together and laughing at the silliness of people on Earth, I guess....

Anyways, this post is dedicated to Isabella.  I always admired her 'chutzpah' when it came to her image, and have great aspirations to one day start designing and constructing fascinators and hats that she might like.  It just seems like it would be so much fun!