Daphne Guinness

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Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore!" bowed at the at Somerset House in London today. Take a peek at the some of the exquisite clothes and photographs on display.

The grunge rock goddess dishes the dirt on where she finds fashion inspiration, what she thinks of the grunge trend, the next street trend she thinks people will "steal," why she can't dress the same as Kate Moss, Daphne Guinness or Ciara, Miley Cyrus's "crap stylist," and so much more. She gets real honest.

Stefano Pilati is going big for his debut as creative director of Ermenegildo Zegna with an art installation of "mammoth dimensions," to be held on the first day of Milan Men's Fashion Week. {WWD} A newly banged Lauren Conrad looks like a mashup between Naomi Watts and another person we've never seen before on the cover of Marie Claire's July issue. {Marie Claire} Christoph Waltz, Ben Whishaw, and Ezra Miller look super serious in the new Prada menswear fall campaign. {Esquire} How is Kate Upton spending her 21st birthday? Exactly as you'd never imagine--hanging out with her Michigan Congressman uncle. (Happy birthday, Kate!) {CNN}

Editor and muse Isabella Blow left behind a truly legendary wardrobe. She famously snapped up Alexander McQueen's graduate collection from Central Saint Martins. Now, the late style icon is getting her due with an exhibit of her wardrobe highlights, set to open in November at the Somerset House in London.

It's not such a stretch to imagine some fashion people as cartoon characters, is it? Here are the Disney versions of all your favorites in the industry, straight from the Barneys/Disney holiday collab.

Salvatore Ferragamo has tapped Kate Moss and Karmen Pedaru to front their F/W campaign. {WWD} Ann Curry gave a tearful goodbye speech on Today this morning, but her morning show style will forever be remembered. {HuffPo} Patricia Field was a little less than classy last night at Issac Mizrahi's interview with Derek Blasberg when she proceeded to shout her opinion on a few comments he made. {NY Post} Joana Avillez illustrated a guide to fashion's biggest personalities. Click through to see cartoon Tavi Gevinson and Daphne Guinness. {Refinery 29}

Yesterday Daphne Guinness put 102 fabulous items from her closet on the block at Christie's to benefit the Isabella Blow Foundation in memory of her late friend and editor, who committed suicide in 2007. According to the Telegraph, Guinness was hoping to raise about £100,000 ($155,994) and instead pulled in almost quintuple that amount, a whopping £476,800 (about $743,782). Among the big ticket items were a Mario Testino portrait of the beer heiress which went for £133,250 ($207,862), and in the process set a new world record selling price for a Testino picture. Another big spender bought an Alexander McQueen dress--called The Girl Who Lived In The Tree (at left)--for £85,250 ($132,985), which also set a record as the most ever spent on a McQueen piece. Turns out the girl with deep pockets was most likely Lady Gaga, a friend and champion of the late designer and a fangirl of both Blow and Guinness.

It's only June, but the temperatures are more apt to what we'd find in mid-August. Stay cool by soaking up the, erm, air conditioning, and apply to

You know that old X-rated saying, "the bigger the shoes, the bigger the..." I think you know the rest. Anyway, there's a new study out that proves you can actually tell a whole lot about a person from his or her shoes--personality-wise, that is. Research conducted by The University of Kansas found that, when presented with photographs of complete strangers' footwear, people could accurately determine up to 90% of the wearer's self-described personality traits and economical demographics.

Someone online has apparently been selling tickets to "another Victoria's Secret fashion show." Thankfully, between beach photo shoots and generally being hot, Angel Adriana Lima has time to set the record straight. {YouTube} Would Carrie be Carrie without her Manolos, or would she be just as witty in Pierre Hardy? Would Samantha still work in PR or in social media marketing? Find out what Sex and the City would be like if it was filmed in 2012. Admit it, you want Carrie Bradshaw on Twitter. {Buzzfeed Shift} Karl Lagerfeld on Kate Middleton's style: he wouldn't change a thing. {The Hollywood Reporter}

Lady Gaga wore another meat dress for her "Born This Way" tour. Yawn. Call us when she rocks a gown made entirely of dead fish heads. {InStyle} Peep the making of the Chanel Resort 2012/13 press kit with Uncle Karl and Cara Delevigne sporting a candy coated pastel bob. {Design Scene} Wow. Gavon over at Buzzfeed got Pejazzled. {Buzzfeed} Scarlett Johansson talks getting into "superhero shape," eating disorders, and the tabloid's obsession with celebrity bodies in a piece for the Huffington Post. {HuffPost}

Last night's Costume Institute Gala may have been filled almost exclusively with famous rich people in formalwear, but we think they all brought som

Chanel just launched thelittleblackjacket.chanel.com, an "e-exhibition" of Lagerfeld-lensed models and celebrities wearing black Chanel jackets styled

Place Your Bets on Charlotte Casiraghi for Gucci: The Royal daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco (and granddaughter of Grace Kelly) may be the next face of Gucci. Considering that Gucci provides the 25-year-old with her equestrian kit, this rumor has a lot of horsepower behind it. Plus this blue blood has a Blue Ribbon in fashion: she regularly sports Gucci and Chanel Haute Couture, and she covered the September issue of Paris Vogue. Nothing official yet, so we'll just have to wait for the photo finish. UPDATE: It's confirmed, reports Vogue UK. She'll appear in a four-part series to be shot by Peter Lindbergh, all with a horsey theme. {Telegraph UK} Daphne Guinness to Auction Her Clothing: After buying the late Isabella Blow's entire collection to save it from the auction block, Guinness will now auction off 100 of her own unique pieces on June 27. The auction will be handled by Christie's and the proceeds will go to the new Isabella Blow Foundation, which supports young art and fashion talent. Pieces from the likes of Chanel, Balenciaga, and McQueen will go on display from June 23 to the day of auction. Guinness is known for her incredible wardrobe, so start saving your pennies now! {Vogue UK} Spotted: John Galliano in the Marais: One figure staying quiet in the Dior debate is former creative director Galliano. He's been spotted in Paris keeping a low profile - well, low for Galliano - reportedly wearing a beanie over his signature blond locks and a pencil thin 20's style mustache. He was leaving a café tout seul on Rue de Turenne Saturday night. {WWD}

Daphne Guinness has finally revealed, to Charlie Rose of all people, what she plans to do with that wardrobe of Isabella Blow's she bought following Blow's death, to prevent it from being auctioned off. Rose hosted a discussion about the state of fashion with Diane Von Furstenberg, Suzy Menkes and Guinness. For the most part, Guinness appeared shy and didn't say much--Menkes was the most loquacious--but she did share a couple of interesting tidbits. Adding on to a discussion about how the digital revolution is changing and democratizing fashion, she said, I'm going to put together now a show of my friend's clothes who died and I'm going to do that online so that people in New Zealand can see it because they might not be able to get to Central St. Martin's to be able to see that.

Karl Lagerfeld Mentored Lost Lamb Claudia Schiffer: Way back when O.S. (Original Super) Claudia Schiffer was just a homesick little fräulein in the big bad world of modeling, the Kaiser apparently took her under his friendly fingerless-gloved wing as her wise mentor. Sounds just like a modern-day modeling fairy tale. {Vogue UK} Nicki Minaj Wears Prada on Wonderland: For the mag's Feb/March issue, a cotton-candy coiffed Nicki Minaj proves that Prada is for more than just basic bitches. Check out Wonderland's latest cover, which features Ms. Minaj rocking totally natural lashes and what looks like a printed version of the Spring '12 bodysuit that's been taking over recent editorials. {Design Scene} What Does Solange Knowles Wear Every Day? Ever wonder what Solange is wearing on a daily basis? Well wonder no longer!! B's baby sis is Vogue UK's "Today I'm Wearing..." girl for February. And she's a supporter of daytime clutches-- Which charity is that exactly? {Vogue UK}

Remember last spring, when Daphne Guinness famously "got dressed for the Met Ball" in a Barneys window? Well, it turns out that may have just been the first of many of the socialite-turned-performance artist's forays into department store window displays. However, for her next turn, Guinness won't actually be in the window in real life, but in the form of "virtual statues." According to WWD, she's working with Nick Knight's SHOWstudio for window displays at Printemps in Paris called "Visions Couture" to use "cutting-edge three-dimensional scanning technology" to create these statues from photographic images. She will model looks by Paco Rabanne, Gareth Pugh, Maison Martin Margiela, Rick Owens and Junya Watanabe.

Now this is a side of Daphne Guinness we've never seen before! Sporting a red mullet, glam makeup and gold sequins, the typically goth socialite is a

Proenza Schouler's Very First Store: Aww. The label is eyeing a spot on Madison Avenue for its first-ever shop, set to open in 2012 - Exciting news for both Proenza and window shoppers everywhere. {WWD} Are Leo and Erin Heatherton Sitting in a Tree (Figuratively Speaking)? Gisele, Bar, Blake, Erin... Mr. DiCaprio clearly has a thing for leggy blondes - then again, who doesn't. The possible pair was spotted strolling around Sydney together. Which means they're probably engaged. We kid! We kid. {NY Mag} Today is Free Shipping Day! More than 2,500 retailers, including J.Crew, Free People, and Sephora, are participating in the Christmas miracle that is Free Shipping Day. The name really says it all - You're welcome. (Full list of participating retailers at NY Daily News}

When Franca Sozzani spoke at the press conference announcing the launch of the Valentino Garavani Vitrual Museum--a project funded entirely by Garavani and his longtime partner Giancarlo Giammetti to virtually house and showcase five decades of Valentino--she said celebrities love to wear Valentino and “not because they have been asked.” And last night, despite high winds and an icy deluge, a lot of celebrities wearing a lot of Valentino turned out to celebrate the designer's groundbreaking new museum at a party at the IAC Building.