Hat's on to Isabella Blow

You may not know her name, but you've probably seen her face -- a modern-day Olive Oyl, updated by outrageous designer outfits and even more flamboyant hats -- and you're certainly aware of her contributions to fashion: the discoveries of designer Alexander McQueen, milliner Philip Treacy, model Sophie Dahl, among others. Isabella Blow, the British stylist, magazine editor, muse and most of all, eccentric, died in May -- she committed suicide by drinking weed killer -- and celebrities and fashion's elite turned out for a memorial service Tuesday during London Fashion Week.
Many, including Joan Collins, Naomi Campbell and Princess Beatrice, came fitted out in headgear that would have made Blow proud -- and probably a little jealous. Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who employed Blow for a time, and Suzy Menkes, the International Herald Tribune fashion editor, spoke at the service, held at Guards Chapel, where Princess Diana's memorial was held last month.