Vogue Italia: September 2008: Editorial: "The Honorable Daphne Guiness"

A “muse” can be many things – an individual who inspires creative process, an icon that influences a designer or artist and a multi-talented free-spirited person who seeks to live life to the full.

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Each of these descriptions fits the intriguing and always stylish Daphne Guinness.
A style icon, journalist and collector of haute couture, Ms Guinness is the epitome of a modern heiress and socialite. Talented, curious and creative it’s no wonder that Steven Klein wanted to shoot Ms Guinness for Vogue Italia.In a dramatic shoot where the heroine is held hostage at gun point and watches as a fellow model is burned on the pool lounge, it takes a strong character to live up to the fantasies created and in each shot and that she does!Fashion editor Patti Wilson indulges Ms Guinness in her love of couture with extravagant pieces adorned by stacked jewellery and extreme accessories. The effect should be over the top, but surprisingly it all just works on the Honorable Daphne Guinness. Magazine: Vogue Italia
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Photographer: Steven Klein
Date: September 08