Isabella Blow: hats off to a legend

China girl Philip Treacy's “Chinese Garden” headdress, created for Alexander McQueen's 2005 spring/summer collection Photograph: Richard Saker/Rex Features Ice queen Isabella Blow at a Damien Hirst exhibition in 2006 Photograph: Richard Young/Rex Features It's got her name on it Pictured with the late Alexander McQueen wearing a specially comissioned feather hat for the launch of MAC's 'Blow' lipstick. Blow became McQueen's muse after she saw his graduation collection and bought it in its entirety. It was also reported that Blow persuaded McQueen to become known by his middle name Alexander (his first name is Lee) when he launched his fashion career Photograph: Richard Young/Rex Features Bristle fashion Blow effortlessly matching her hat to her companions drink at the Dorchester Hotel Photograph: Richard Young/Rex Features Pretty in pink Blow, in another Philip Treacy creation, attending the private view for Anna Piaggi's exhibition "Fashion-ology" at the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2006 Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Moving in fashionable circles Blow with milliner Philip Treacy, creator of much of her flamboyant headwear Photograph: RICHARD YOUNG / Rex Features/RYP Red alert Blow sporting another Philip Treacy number at the opening of the exhibition When Philip Met Isabella at the Design Museum in London Photograph: Julian Makey/Rex Features Green goddess Blow with her husband Detmar, author of her biography Blow by Blow: The Story of Isabella Blow Photograph: Richard Young /Rex Features