ALEXANDER McQUEEN HONORS LATE HAT FASHIONISTA ISABELLA BLOW ON THE PARIS RUNWAY

Photo: AP	Alexander McQueen spring/summer 2008 collection

Unfortunately for Blow she was not able to make it (suicide really does narrow down your chances of seeing how much you are loved).

The show - called La Dame Bleue - featured a large illustration of Blow wearing a McQueen dress and Philip Treacy headwear being lifted to heaven in a horse-drawn carriage.

McQueen's spring-summer 2008 collection highlighted hats in Blow's signature look of radical tailoring paired with outlandish Treacy hats.

According to the Sun-Herald, “The headgear included a cluster of red butterflies that topped a skin-tight grey wool dress, and a glittering black lace visor with a matching body tattoo. Many of the outfits had a sadomasochistic edge, with wide leather belts forcing a hand-span waist.”

“Blow famously scoffed at practical concerns. She once showed up for a lunch wearing antlers shrouded with a lace veil. McQueen called Blow - who was editor- at- large of Tatler magazine - "one of the most original and influential people in fashion in the 20th century".

Chanel stood out from the crowd (in Paris) with a show of stars and bows (bows on hats are perfect for spring “08). Victoria Beckham was in the front row in a bright green 1950s vintage dress; actress Kirsten Dunst; musician Courtney Love; supermodel Claudia Schiffer, and burlesque queen Dita Von Teese were there as well.