It’s no surprise the 49-year-old Queen of Outlandishness has had a triumphal run so far - Blow began a starry career in New York in the ‘80s, she had enrolled in Columbia University to study Ancient Chinese art, beginning with fashion’s biggest icon today, US Vogue’s Anna Wintour (the movie, Devil Wears Prada, was based on Wintour). She worked as her assistant, and was soon befriending the likes of Andy Warhol in NY. After she returned to London, she rose to become Style Editor of The Sunday Times and later, Tatler. Isabella Blow woefully represents all of English eccentricity — famously creative but ruinous financially. Her passionate endorsement of Tracey and Mc Queen have not seen the tosh rolling in. She not only introduced the two designers to each other, who went ahead to have a lucrative association together, it was Blow who introduced Mc Queen to Gucci when she told the Italian design house’s former head, Tom Ford, to buy him.

Her Indian X’mas in Goa may have not been cheery but she is pulling herself together again. It is a proud doctor who claims, “We have achieved a lot in the last 15 days, Isabelle is even walking well (an accident had made it difficult), she is going through medication and psychotherapy where she is made to talk her heart out. She will be as good as new soon. We are very happy.”