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Isabella Blow’s Collection of McQueens, Treacys and Blahniks are Going to Auction

By Monday, May 17, 2010 / 4:45 PM

The auction of a lifetime is coming to Christie’s London this September.

Isabella Blow’s clothing collection of over 90, yes 90, Alexander McQueen pieces, 60 Philip Treacy hats, and an assortment of Manolo Blahnik shoes is going up for sale.

We can’t even imagine spectacle of watching Isabella’s legendary wardrobe auctioned off or the high prices it’s sure to command.

We’d bet that Daphne Guinness will be one of the major buyers at this auction, as her love of McQueen and unconventional style make her the perfect inheritor of Isabella’s clothes.

Yet while the auction is a great way to remember the talent and originality of Isabella and Lee McQueen, we’d much rather have them still creating than be selling off their treasures postmortem.


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    Comments [2]

    the_dark_lady_2 says:
    @ 2:34 AM / 19 May 2010

    Such a pity that Isabella Blow's collection can't be purchased by a Museum like the Victoria and Albert or some other costume and fashion oriented institution. She epitomised the most creative fringe of an entire era. I am sure that I am not the only one who would love to see the collection. It is sad to think that what represents her most completely will be dispersed forever.

    miten says:
    @ 3:46 PM / 19 May 2010

    To quote Liz Lemon: “I want to go there.”

    I'm sure there are going to be boatloads of buyers for major museums there, as well as every billionaire fashionista on earth.