Daphne Guinness Promises to Eat When Dead

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Daphne Guinness is revered for her eccentric style, eye for talent and love of haute couture. She is, to put it mildly, quite different from anyone else. But there's one thing she does that is in fact in step with the rest of the fashion industry (or a good chunk of it)—starve.

The heiress recently said, "I'll eat when I'm dead." Until then, she apparently subsists on Red Bull and Ensure nutrition shakes and explained, "If I eat, I can't work."

Given that her work is based on her creativity—whether Guinness is directing a film, curating an exhibition or just getting dressed—her impossibly tiny frame seems irrelevant.  She'd be no less loved (or respected) for eating.  Plus, isn't one of the best things about haute couture that it's made to fit?