An early revelation of a personal moment in fashion history from the mind of Daphne Guinness: “When I was a child, being raised largely among the haute bohemians of the wealthy expatriate colony of Cadaqués, Spain, I was overly serious and thoughtful, a real tomboy, always dressing up as a knight or a pirate or a red Indian.” The heiress and visual Artist has a flair for taking the wardrobe from the pages of classic narratives and reimagining them in her own fantastical way. Take, for example, a photo of Guinness in a powder blue overcoat, snow white scarf and royal blue Mary Jane style platforms, she made Queen Alice leap off the pages of “Through the Looking Glass”. There’s also that crimson red Alexander McQueen cape that Guinness wore in an editorial for Vanity Fair— something that the red queen, Queen Elizabeth, or Lady GaGa undoubtedly have worn.
Guinness likens her experimental style of dress to Andy Warhol and his superstars of the early 80s—she lived in New York with Catherine Guinness when she was Warhol’s personal assistant. “So much spirit and freedom of experimentation died in the 80s, AIDS wiped all that out, and so many of the people who would understand what I’m doing are dead now,” she says. Her approach to dressing is inventive; “I like to experiment with different fabrics and see what happens,” There’s one fabric I’ve been looking for five years. It’s like an LCD screen, but it’s supple. You’d be able to play the movie Sunset Boulevard on your T-Shirt.” The military holds top command in receiving it. Guinness keeps asking them, “Can’t you just give me a little bit?”—She may not be going into battle but Guinness’ living film production would look perfectly at home in Scientific American—a magazine she refers to as her “heaven.”—Jennifer Jewels
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