Isabella Blow Exhibition Launch Party

 

THE opening of Somerset House's exhibition celebrating the life of Isabella Blow was an unsurprisingly stylish affair.

Friends and family of the late fashion maverick arrived in a fleet of Jaguars at Claridge's for a dinner hosted by the Isabella Blow Foundation to toast the much-anticipated exhibit, which showcases Blow's extraordinary  wardrobe for the first time in public.

Daphne Guinness - who bought much of Isabella's clothing to prevent its sale at a Christie's auction - held court with Isabella's husband Detmar Blow and many of her close friends, including Philip Treacy, Stella Tennant and Rupert Everett. 

Earlier that evening many of the guests had attended a first look at the retrospective, which opens its doors to the public today.  

Isabella Blow: Fashion Galore! is open at Somerset House from today until March 2 2013.