Isabella Campbell, Countess Cawdor

"Lady Isabella Stanhope" redirects here. For the 18th century noblewoman of the same name, see Isabella Molyneux, Countess of Sefton.

The Right Honourable
The Countess Cawdor
Personal details
Born
Lady Isabella Rachel Stanhope

11 October 1966[1]
Patrickswell, County Limerick, Ireland
Spouse
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(m. 1994)​
Children
  • Lady Jean Campbell
  • James Chester Campbell, Viscount Emlyn
  • Lady Eleanor Campbell
  • Lady Beatrice Campbell
Parents
Relatives
Occupationeditor, stylist, interior decorator

Isabella Campbell, Countess Cawdor (née Lady Isabella Rachel Stanhope; born 11 October 1966) is a British fashion editor, stylist, and interior decorator. She was a former fashion editor at British Vogue.

Early life and family

Lady Isabella Stanhope was born in 1966 at the Greenmount estate in Patrickswell, County Limerick, Ireland,[1] to William Stanhope, 11th Earl of Harrington and his third wife, Priscilla Margaret Cubitt. She grew up in Ballingarry, County Limerick.[2][3]

Career

Lady Isabella worked as a fashion editor for British Vogue. She also worked as a designer for Holland & Holland, partnering with Stella Tennant.[3]

After her marriage, she worked in freelance projects with Bruce Weber, Mario Testino, and Annie Leibovitz.[2] She also works as a landlord and property manager over the rental properties on the Cawdor family estate. She runs a location and production company from Cawdor, organising photo shoots for magazines, ordering props for photo shoots, and casting actors for films.[2]

Personal life

Lady Isabella married Colin Campbell, 7th Earl Cawdor on 21 October 1994 at St. Nicholas Church, Adare.[4] They live in Cawdor Castle and have four children:[2]

  • Lady Jean Campbell (b. 1997)
  • James Chester Campbell, Viscount Emlyn (b. 1998)
  • Lady Eleanor Campbell (b. 2000)
  • Lady Beatrice Campbell (b. 2004)

In 2007, Vogue considered Lady Cawdor and her husband to be among the best-dressed couples in the United Kingdom.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Court Circular". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 15 October 1966. p. 10.
  2. ^ a b c d "From city lights to country life". The Independent. 31 January 2004.
  3. ^ a b D’Souza, Christa (8 August 2016). "Stella Tennant and Lady Isabella Cawdor Are Reinventing Holland & Holland". W Magazine.
  4. ^ "Person Page". thepeerage.com.
  5. ^ They appeared on the 68th list. See [1] Archived 22 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine and [2] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine