Daphne Guinness was the daughter of Jonathan Guinness, 3rd Baron Moyne, and the second wife of her father, the French beauty Suzanne Lisney.

Daphne's childhood was divided between Ireland, Paris, her family estate in Warwickshire, their house in London and their holiday home in Cadaques, Spain, where Salvador Dali was a neighbour.

Man Ray, Dieter Ross, Richard Hamilton, and David Hockney were among those who stayed in town and visited frequently.

She married at 19, and her father-in-law, Spiro Ratsis, a Greek shipping magnate, gave birth to her first son, Nicholas, a year later, followed by Alexis and Ines.

He got divorced at 31 and received $400 million in alimony. Yes, she is the legendary born with a golden spoon, wearing a "dove egg" married, beautiful elegant, noble blood of the socialite.

In the depression of the economic downturn, she was packaged by the American media as an inspirational example of a "middle-aged woman who lost her marriage."

Taking inspiration from Gilbert's best-selling book Eat, Pray, Love, the media has come up with "self-help" solutions for middle-aged married women - style, mingle, make perfume.

After her divorce in 1999, Daphne first bought an 8,000-foot mansion in London, and then began dressing up for London social events, guided by her friend and famous fashionista, the late "Hat Queen" Isabella Blow, she began working as a fashion consultant at the social magazine Tatler, and later as a designer and film producer and director.

Rich family background and excellent taste, let her become the most high-profile buyers in the front row of major shows, but also become a real icon.

In April, she put 1,000 of her pieces up for auction in a huge charity auction that shook up the fashion world. After clearing out her closet and her house, she moved to New York's Fifth Avenue, where her furs, her sunglasses and her collaboration with Rei Kawakubo became popular with Americans for their European flavor and invasive pleasure.

Fashion has changed from a cure to a capital, and she has finally changed from a Muse to a master.

Her film "Cashback," which she made for cinematographer Sean Ellis, was nominated for an Oscar in 2004.

Guinness established the Isabella Blow Foundation, a charitable foundation dedicated to Isabella Blow's memory, supporting aspiring art and fashion students, and promoting further research in the field of depression and mental health.