Daphne Guinness, one of today’s most original fashion icons, is the subject of the upcoming exhibition Daphne Guinness at The Museum at FIT. Opening on September 16, 2011, and on view through January 7, 2012, the exhibition will feature approximately 100 garments and accessories from Guinness’s personal collection, plus films, videos, and images of and by her.

From her platinum-and-black striped hair to her towering ten-inch heels, from her to-die-for couture collection to her amazing jewelry, Daphne Guinness completely embodies the rarified personal style of a fashion icon. “She is one of the—if not the—most stylish women living,” says designer and film director Tom Ford. Her fans in the blogosphere describe her as “the ultimate fashion fantasy.”

DAZED & CONFUSED’S SUMMER MUSIC & FASHION SPECIAL STARRING BEYONCE

Pop icon Beyonce takes centre stage for July’s Dazed, in a trailer park fantasy shoot featuring bespoke outfits created by Tom Ford, Riccardo Tisci, Gareth Pugh, Haider Ackermann, Stefano Pilati and Marc Jacobs. Shot in New York by Sharif Hamza and styled by fashion director Karen Langley, the music superstar talks to Dazed’s music editor Tim Noakes about what she’s got in store for Glastonbury, her new album and how her life has changed since taking a year away from the spotlight.

Also in July’s music and fashion special, Dazed selects this summer’s hottest artists, including LA’s new rap queen Kreayshawn, mysterious Mancunian cult band Wu Lyf, and an in depth feature on the return of Britain’s most exciting young producers Tom Vek, Wiley, Zomby and Gwilym Gold.

Plus: Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and filmmaker Spike Jonze discuss their dystopian film collaboration Scene From The Suburbs, dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel explains why he’s the sexual liberator of Jamaica, cult pioneer of postmodern dance Anna Halprin looks back at a revolutionary life, and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon talks making monster hits with Kanye West.

Though Tom Ford’s first feature film will be screened in the main competition, the others won’t be entered for the festival’s main The Golden Lion Award prize. They will be shown alongside the film industry’s most promising Oscar contenders.

Tom Ford’s film is set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the peak of the Cuban missile crisis, and tells the tale of a British professor struggling after the death of his longtime partner. According to Ford’s production company, “The story is a romantic tale of love interrupted, the isolation that is an inherent part of the human condition, and ultimately the importance of the seemingly smaller moments in life.”

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Tom Ford has chosen one of his close friends, Grammy-winning singer Erykah Badu, to feature in this stunning black & white ad for his scent. The bottle, just as beautiful as Ms. Badu, is made of sculpted white opal, trimmed with 23k gold. “The Bohemian spirit of patchouli gives it a mysterious power,” says Ford. Sounds like Erykah and Tom are a perfect match.

Photographer: Terry Richardson, Creative direction: Tom Ford