Heiress and fashion icon Daphne Guinness is that the subject of a profile during this week's The New Yorker, within which she displayed her affinity for vogue over comfort.
The article describes Guinness at a David-Bowie impressed photo shoot, where she did not mind taking pains to appear original:
"To incarnate Ziggy Stardust, she let a stylist place a colossal metallic collar round her neck; the stylist apologized for any discomfort. "Are you kidding?" Guinness replied. 'Uncomfortable is that the name of the sport.'"
During constant shoot, she conjointly declined to combine food and fashion, in keeping with the article:
"Teresa Alfonso, Guinness's personal assistant, tried to induce her to eat a number of the pasta that had been ready for the assembly team. 'If I eat, i can not work,' Guinness, who had been subsisting on Red Bull and guarantee, said, 'I'll eat when i am dead.'"
Guinness is that the subject of an exhibition at the Museum at F.I.T., that includes garments and accessories from her personal assortment. The exhibit, which incorporates styles from the likes of Alexander McQueen, Azzedine Alaia, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, John Galliano for Christian Dior and Valentino, are going to be on show till Jan. 7, 2012.
