Daphne Guinness was a main attraction at Monday's Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Gala, choosing to get dressed in the window of Barney's New York before the event. With ties to both the late Alexander McQueen, who was being honoured at the ball, and Isabella Blow, it was only fitting that Guinness stole the spotlight in an incredible feather gown designed by Sarah Burton. She wrote on her choice of doing such a public display of remembrance:
"Sometimes in life there seems to be a series of serendipitous coincidences. The configuration of Alexander McQueen and the ever-growing interest in the Isabella Blow collection have come about simultaneously. Isabella was such a part of Alexander’s life from the beginning, and I am the guardian of Issy’s collection at the moment; with that it seemed like a poetic gesture to have a part of her represented in the U.S. Issy was an inspiration to many people, and I felt a Barneys-window art exhibit was the perfect opportunity to showcase her brilliant work. Ever since I purchased it after her death, I have toyed and struggled with how best to illuminate her collection—the most vivid representation of who she was, evoking memories of her perfect idiosyncrasies, her quick eye, and her wonderful daring persona."
From vogue.com
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