Top 13 Quotes & Sayings by Isabella Blow

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English editor Isabella Blow.

Last updated on December 20, 2024.

Isabella "Issie" Blow 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 explosive premier show inspired by Jack the Ripper. She died by suicide in 2007.

English - Editor | November 19, 1958 - May 7, 2007

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Desire is the strongest human emotion - desire for a hat, desire for a dress; that's what drives people to buy and want things.

Isabella Blow

I want to be kissed by the people I love.

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I don't use a hat as a prop. I use it as a part of me.

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Fashion is a vampiric thing; it's the Hoover on your brain. That's why I wear the hats, to keep everyone away from me. They say, 'Oh, can I kiss you?' I say, 'No, thank you very much.'

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Young designers don't grow on trees.

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I'm a walking billboard. That's my pleasure.

Isabella Blow

If you don't wear lipstick I can't talk to you.

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My style icon is anyone who makes a bloody effort

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If you're beautiful you don't need clothes. If you're ugly like me, you're like a house with no foundations; you need something to build you up.

Isabella Blow

Fashion is a vampiric thing, it's the hoover on your brain. That's why I wear the hats, to keep everyone away from me. They say, 'Oh, can I kiss you?' I say, 'No, thank you very much. That's why I've worn the hat. Goodbye.' I don't want to be kissed by all and sundry. I want to be kissed by the people I love.

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If you don't wear lipstick, I can't talk to you. You need to have lips - they are important for getting men.

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My passion for fashion borders on insanity.

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I hate crap, I like craftsmanship

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