Isabella Blow

This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Delves Broughton at birth.

Isabella Blow
Blow in 2005
Born
Isabella Delves Broughton

(1958-11-19)19 November 1958
London, England
Died7 May 2007(2007-05-07) (aged 48)
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Resting placeGloucester Cathedral
Years active1993–2007
Spouses
Nicholas Taylor
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(m. 1981; div. 1983)​
Detmar Blow
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(m. 1989)​

Isabella Blow (née Delves Broughton; 19 November 1958 – 7 May 2007)[1][2] was an English magazine editor. As the muse of hat designer Philip Treacy, she is credited with discovering the models Stella Tennant and Sophie Dahl as well as propelling and continually advocating the career of fashion designer Alexander McQueen, beginning when she bought the entirety of his graduate show inspired by Jack the Ripper.

  1. ^ Hilary Alexander (7 May 2007). "Death of an Original". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 10 May 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ Mays Powell, Harriet; Larocca, Amy (7 May 2007). "Isabella Blow, 'Fashion's Nutty Aunt,' Is Dead". nymag.com. Retrieved 2 June 2013.