Daphne Guinness shares some of her experiences with Contributing Editor and Director at Adoreum Brett Gregory-Peake.

**WHERE DO YOU CALL HOME?**  
London, Paris and Ireland.

**WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES?**  
Summers spent in Cadaqués with my parents. Dali’s swimming pool out there, where lobsters swam around like pets.

**HOW WOULD YOUR BEST FRIEND DESCRIBE YOU?**  
Loyal, restless, nomadic…

**HOW IMPORTANT IS PHILANTHROPY TO YOU?**  
I have an obligation to do what I can to help other people, and I take that seriously. I’ve used my position to bolster causes close to my heart, but I often go to bed feeling I should involve myself in further endeavours. The thing is not to rest on ones laurels. I try to support smaller charities, where the benefits are quickly felt.

**WHERE DO YOU GO TO ESCAPE THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF LIFE?**  
Heywood Hill bookstore on Curzon Street, Mayfair.

_New collaboration for The Isabella Blow Foundation_

**WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE LONDON HAUNTS?**  
For dinner: Scott’s.  
For nights out: 5 Hertford Street.

**WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE TIPPLE OF CHOICE?**  
Tequila.

**WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PIECE OF COUTURE WHICH YOU OWN?**  
There is a blue Chanel suit I’ve had since the eighties. The cut is wider than I would wear now, but it marked my graduation to wearing couture, and I still love looking at it. I own various McQueen pieces which he made especially for me. Those are infinitely precious.

**WHAT ARE THE FUTURE PLANS FOR THE ISABELLA BLOW FOUNDATION?**  
For it to continue to generate funds to turn into scholarships at Central Saint Martin’s and beyond. To make that happen, we need to secure further collaborative projects.

**WHAT IS THE INSPIRATION FOR YOUR MUSIC?**  
Love, frustration, humour. Everything really.

**WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING AT THE MOMENT?**  
I’ve just finished a great novel called Mrs. Hemmingway. It’s a fictional account of the writer’s various wives.

**WHAT HAS BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE ISABELLA BLOW FASHION GALORE EXHIBITION AT SOMERSET HOUSE FOR YOU?**  
The photoshoot at Doddington House, Isabella’s childhood home, was very moving for obvious reasons. The whole team was there; curators, Issie’s family and friends. It solidified the collaborative spirit in which the exhibition was composed.