Daphne Guinness

[classicalbang]

I love how you can't always tell how old pictures of her are by just looking at them. She's very consistent.

[voguetta]

i love the way things are squeeze in that hermes bag!

[Party_Vixen]

^ Me too . She always has them packed to the brim.

[Party_Vixen]

The Fashion Fantasist DAPHNE GUINNESS, film producer, clothing designer and fashion icon.

WHAT SHE’S WEARING Chanel coat, Chanel jacket (to be auctioned off, more on that below), her own white shirt, Martin Margiela pants, Natacha Marro shoes, Loree Rodkin rings.

ON HER SHOES I did a lot of research and found that, structurally, pole dancers have the best shoes. They’re on their feet all day. The woman I use, Natacha Marro, makes shoes for strippers and performance artists. I have about eight of them.

ON HER HAIR Eight or nine years ago, I started playing around with it. It went from red in the back to purple underneath, but always blond in front. At the end of the day, I thought “Why not have two colors?” I love black and white. In New York, I go to Jennifer at John Barrett.

ON HER RINGS I’ve always been obsessed with armor. I used to go to biker shops in Los Angeles and buy silver bondage rings, then I found these diamond ones from Loree Rodkin. I’m having a piece made by Sean Leane, who does jewelry for McQueen. It’s sort of Blade Runner meets Henry VIII — it goes up the arm. We’re going to sell elements of it at Dover Street Market in London.

ON HER STYLE I have two very distinct sides: one is simple, and one loves the ornate. Some might call it eccentric. It’s not. It’s about fantasy.

CURRENT PROJECTS I’m auctioning off clothing from my closet to benefit Womankind at the end of April. I’m working on a documentary with Philip Treacy about Isabella Blow. I’m designing a collection of white shirts — right now, they’re just in Dover Street — and a fragrance that will be out in September. And then there’s blogging. I blog about everything on the Starworks site.

CURRENT OBSESSIONS The presidential election. Two years ago, I put £500 on Obama. My bookie said, “Who?”

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[ilaughead]

^Is her coat from F/W07 couture?

[Love$2shop]

^^^ Yes, it is.

[Master Wood]

The street snaps of her in new york are sensational!

[LetThemEatCake]

^^They certainly are. She looks amazing. It would be so cool to have been in the neighborhood and see her walk past in that 'costume'...She doesnt wear outfits, she is a walking piece of art that is, yes, consistently changing but sticking to her own very eccentric way of putting pieces together and making them her own.

[bluejeans]

love the shots of her in soho. skintight and shiny, yum!

[Party_Vixen]

I love her look here! The corset belt is amazing. Photo from Valentino's 45th Anniversary Party (July 2007)



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[peachescream]

her waist is miniscule!

[Boomer]

French leave
Daphne Guinness's friendship with the philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy has been the talk of New York for almost a year. The 41-year-old brewing heiress is now said to be preparing for Lévy to share her flat in Manhattan.
There is, however, one obstacle: the dashing 60-year-old Frenchman is still married to his third wife, the Gallic singer and actress Arielle Dombasle.
Last month, the fashionable Miss Guinness told an interviewer that she and Lévy, with whom she has made a number of public appearances, were "close friends".
Her publicists say it is their policy "not to comment on rumour".

From Telegrah UK

[Harumi]

^this affair still baffles me, because Arielle is the sex-kitten type with a very slender but luscious body while Daphnée seems more asexual to me, with a rather austere body (that looks amazing in clothes but naked...?).
I would not think these two women would attract the same type of men.

Even without that, they are a completely odd pair.

[sethii]

McQueen SS08 front row


gettyimages via Chaky

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by Harumi

^this affair still baffles me, because Arielle is the sex-kitten type with a very slender but luscious body while Daphnée seems more asexual to me, with a rather austere body (that looks amazing in clothes but naked...?).
I would not think these two women would attract the same type of men.

Even without that, they are a completely odd pair.

I know! Arielle is not that well known at all here in the States, but I was amazed to see her interviewed on Charlie Rose (it's on YouTube)- she is one of the most seductive women I've ever seen! She is like a cat, purring away!! This is not the image I get of Daphne at all...I would worry if you got Daph mad she might kick you in... I mean, if you heard Daphne was carrying on with some body builder biker guy, hanging on the back of a Harley- would you be shocked!!?