Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Get Daphne Guinness's style: The heiress-socialite is famed for her couture wardrobe

To celebrate both couture week and one of the world's most well-turned-out ladies, Emma Akbareian has compiled a Daphne-in-my-dreams shopping list

Emma Akbareian
Thursday 28 January 2016 22:57 GMT
Comments
Daphne Guinness: heiress-socialite, model-muse, actress-musician, but chiefly clothes-horse
Daphne Guinness: heiress-socialite, model-muse, actress-musician, but chiefly clothes-horse

The biannual Paris haute couture shows may well be over but, for a (very) select élite, those two weeks in January and July serve not just as a glimpse at some of the world's most elaborate garments, but also as a buying trip. One is multi-hyphenate Daphne Guinness: heiress-socialite, model-muse, actress-musician, but chiefly clothes-horse.

Guinness is famed for her couture wardrobe, so much so that it became the subject of an exhibition hosted by the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York back in 2011. So to celebrate both couture week and one of the world's most well-turned-out ladies, I've compiled a Daphne-in-my-dreams shopping list.

First on the stylistic litany of any self-respecting Guinness fan is a spree at Alexander McQueen. The late designer was one of Guinness's best friends and she continues to wear the designs of his successor Sarah Burton with aplomb, and gravity-defying shoes. This low-key structured blazer (1 - see gallery above) is timeless.

Millinery is an important part of Guinness's wardrobe, and you won't go wrong with a Philip Treacy titfer (2) . Equally, no heiress's look is complete without a smattering of fine jewellery, although you'll need the big bucks to invest in this amethyst and Purple sapphire ring (3) by Stephen Webster.

Last, not least, but definitely most attainable, is fragrance. Not many folk get to create their own scent in collaboration with Comme des Garçons. But "Daphne" (4) the scent is a heady mix of orange, saffron, rose and jasmine. While you may not be able to imitate Guinness's style without remortgaging, you can at least smell like her.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in