Isabella Blow - Magazine Editor

Isabella Blow (1958 - 2007), English magazine editor, circa May 2007. Blow began studying Art History in New York, but left a year later to work for fashion designer Guy Laroche. After meeting Anna Wintour, she began working for Vogue, continuing her career in fashion. Throughout her career Blow worked on a number of magazines and art projects. She is famously the muse of hat designer Phillip Treacy. In 2007, after struggling with depression and bipolar disorder, as well as being diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Blow committed suicide by paraquat poisoning. (Photo by Eamonn McCabe/Popperfoto via Getty Images)