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I think a lot of times people think that "fashion people" are sort of too cool for school, snotty or just plain old mean. But the best of them are people with vision, who are completely unafraid to be who they are, have strong opinions, and love what they love. The best example I can think of is Grace Coddington, the shy, brilliant creative director of American Vogue. Here she is on the Martha Stewart Show dedicated to cats. Bliss!




See also this adorable take off on the lovely, but totally played blog "The Sartorialist", "The Catorialist":

The news came yesterday afternoon that Isabella Blow died. She was only 48, but she was one of those great fashion eccentrics who seem to have always been. She was ageless that way.

I learned about her when I lived in London. Once I saw her on the street. She was really hard to miss with her sharp features and of course, the amazing hat. She was the fashion world's version of Peggy Guggenheim in that she was all about discovering amazing new talent. Fashion for her did not seem to be about parties and glitz, the Hollywood version. It was about the amazing transformative effect, the art, of clothes. And she was the boldest of the bold.

For more, read about her here. Nothing I can say can truly do her justice.