1. Daphne Diana Joan Susanna Guinness was born on 9 November 1967 and is an English fashion designer, socialite, actress, film producer, and musician.
27 Facts About Daphne Guinness
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Daphne Guinness's father is Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne, the eldest son of Diana Mitford and Bryan Guinness.
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Mitford divorced Guinness and married the leader of the British Union of Fascists, Sir Oswald Mosley, 6th Baronet of Ancoats.
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Daphne Guinness has said she did not know of Mosley's political affiliations, before she heard in 1980 on the BBC News that he had died.
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Daphne Guinness later lived in New York with her half-sister, Catherine Guinness, who was working as a Personal Assistant to Andy Warhol.
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Daphne Guinness has been a fashion model, a curator, and fashion writer.
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Daphne Guinness has been described as a "performance artist" by The New York Times for her use of and experimentation with fashion.
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Daphne Guinness has appeared on the covers of multiple international editions of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Tatler, Zoo Magazine, and other fashion magazines.
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Daphne Guinness has written numerous pieces on the topic of fashion, including columns published in Vogue, the Financial Times, The Times of London, and Harper's Bazaar.
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Daphne Guinness designed Contra Mundum, an 18-carat white gold glove encrusted with diamonds, with British jeweler Shaun Leane and Alexander McQueen.
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Daphne Guinness was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Daphne Guinness has styled photo shoots for photographers Steven Klein and David LaChappelle.
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Daphne Guinness was a close friend of the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen and, according to Vogue, she "nurtured" his career.
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In 2014, Daphne Guinness exhibited more than 100 pieces of Blow's collection at Somerset House.
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Daphne Guinness collaborated with NARS Cosmetics as the model for the fall 2010 campaign, which included an eyeshadow named after her.
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Daphne Guinness curated an exhibition at the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2011 that featured more than 100 contemporary pieces by various designers, including Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Valentino, and others, all from her personal couture collection.
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The exhibit featured The Phenomenology of Body, a short film Daphne Guinness directed focused on costumes through the ages.
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In 2011, Daphne Guinness starred in Joe Lally's film, The Murder of Jean Seberg.
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In 2012, Daphne Guinness starred in Shakki, a short sci-fi fiction directed by Julien Landais.
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David Bowie encouraged Daphne Guinness to pursue music, introducing her to Tony Visconti, who had produced three of her albums as of August 2020.
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Daphne Guinness collaborated with David LaChapelle on a three-part film series titled Revelations, which featured songs from the album and explored references to the Book of Revelation.
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Daphne Guinness released her fourth album, Sleep on 21st June 2024.
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Daphne Guinness collaborated with Nick Knight again in 2023 on the video for "Hip Neck Spine", the first single to be taken from her fourth album "Sleep".
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Daphne Guinness has walked in two of Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief shows to raise funds for disaster victims.
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In June 2010, Daphne Guinness purchased at auction the entire wardrobe of Isabella Blow, her friend who died by suicide in 2007.
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Daphne Guinness later announced that she would be displaying the wardrobe at Central Saint Martins and online, as well as starting a foundation to help with mental illness.
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Daphne Guinness has been romantically involved with French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy for a number of years.