Daphne Guinness: Bernard-Henri Levy 'Is Quite Obviously The Love Of My Life' (PHOTO)

Daphne Guinness opened up to Harper's Bazaar about curating an outfit, why she won't borrow clothes and her relationship with French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy. She told the magazine, "He is quite obviously the love of my life. My greatest sorrow has been the unresolved question of the state of our relationship."

Derek Blasberg writes:

Guinness says that had someone told her five years ago that she was going to fall in love with Lévy, "I would have said you were out of your mind, because I don't date married men. It's not like I haven't had other offers." Yet now she is aware of the peculiar predicament her heart has landed her in. "It certainly doesn't make me feel good to hurt anyone," she says, "but when things are real, and when there is bound to be collateral damage, you have to look at what's most precious. And that's love." Has it been worth the pain to share so much of her life with a married man? To threaten the sanctity of someone else's marriage? "I realized the other day that there is no wrong when love is involved."

Check out a photo by David Bailey and read the rest at Harper's Bazaar.

Comments

[sartorialgirl]

02:09 PM on 02/17/2011

Clearly this is a PERSONAL matter. One that neither you nor I have the back-story to – so really, we have no stance to point such judgment… Ok, sure Daphne is in love with a man who is married… This is a story as old as time! But the enormously frustrating thing about this is the smokes of accusations that put Daphne Guinness in such a dark light, playing her up as the enemy. To be a little frank, she's not the bad guy and surely not one to blame. But to be completely frank, why isn’t BHL holding a scarlet letter too? He is the one who should be MAN enough to resolve this situation! Obviously something isn't going right with his marriage. We read this story and we automatically like to point fingers, when really, we have NOT A SINGLE CLUE what is going on. No one purposely put themselves in these situations. So it happened! Don’t you think Daphne would’ve stop this thing years ago if she knew it would land her in such a predicament? How do you think she REALLY feels? She said it herself that she never thought she’d fall in love with BHL. And in all honesty, who really can tell their heart whom to love? I stand by LOVE and I believe it really can conquer all things. It’s an interesting and deeply complex love-triangle… one that only time (and a man with some balls) can resolve.

[Suntio]

10:21 AM on 02/14/2011

Can we stop with this tasteless person? Having money and wearing pretty clothes doesn't make one classy... as evidenced here.

[sartorialgirl]

02:14 PM on 02/17/2011

To the contrary, this woman has more compassion and heart than anyone I've come across. No need for snarky remarks. She's human, she has flaws -- we all have skeletons. It's just unfortunate her love life has made people assume and precieve her differently.

[Kali03]

08:23 AM on 02/13/2011

She's awfully pretty and her clothes are gorgeous. She's got the money to buy them, so it's not as though being well-dressed were a sign of intrinsic specialness though. Yes, she's a cut above someone who is spectacularly wealthy but who has no fashion flair at all, or who dresses well only because (rather than working on a railroad) there is a stylist in the background. But still. I find it hard to be in awe of someone's fashion sense who starts out already wealthy, has all the right connections, and --when all is said and done-- has no excuse to NOT be fashionable.

I think that her "love affair" with Lévy is something to keep her busy. She's dominated art, clothes, music, sending her children off to school, so on and so forth. She needs something to get worked up over. For some truly wealthy, that would be charity work. For others, it's drugs. For her, it looks like a problematic relationship with a man who won't commit is what keeps her busy, worked up, and happily dithering. Some people like to suffer and maybe she does.

I feel for the wife. I hope that she has her own hot boyfriend or that she dumps Lévy. Although who knows about their relationship? Maybe it makes them both excited to have him be the unobtainable one who crushes her heart to bits, and that's just his role in relationships.

Ah, well.

Cada loco con su tema...

Kali

[Harold Darling]

03:32 AM on 02/13/2011

Mother of God, Daphne Guinness is a stunning beauty.

I can't beleive that Bernard-Henri Lévy has the audacity to dither; she is TWENTY years younger than him.

NOTE: How can you people justify countless posts about Princess Letizia and neglect Daphne Guinness? Come to your senses!

[Lozange]

07:11 PM on 02/13/2011

Levy is married to Arielle Dombasle, who's not exactly a dog. Au contraire.

[Harold Darling]

09:37 AM on 02/14/2011

I stand corrected; Arielle Dombasle is most certainly a beauty

[klbrz]

09:52 PM on 02/12/2011

She's such an interesting woman. But, he doesn't sound all that impressive, like maybe they would both be in love with him. Although, he did write a book a few years ago that I have wanted to read, American Vertigo: Traveling America in the Footsteps of Tocqueville. On my list.

[InfinteShibumi]

11:25 PM on 02/12/2011

Bernard-Henri Lévy is considered one of France's leading intellectuals. He has also been on the Charlie Rose countless times (even once with his wife, chantreuse Arielle Dombasle).

He has a penchant for wearing open necked shirts, is charismatic, and witty with a ready bon mot. A more than able debater, his curiosity is palpable. Still. He has taken a particular position over the past couple of years that has led me and others to question his integrity.

I'll leave it at that.

[Soulfest]

11:20 AM on 02/13/2011

At least he is widely known in France and by French men and women, unlike one of America's leading intellectuals, Noam Chomsky, narrowly known in America and by Americans.

[Cassandra45]

09:33 PM on 02/12/2011

Love doth make fools of us all, including her. If the relationship is unresolved, that means he's having his cake and eating it too.

[schatsie]

09:10 PM on 02/12/2011

there is nothing wrong with dating a married man when you do not want the relationship to go further......and there is nothing wrong with a married man who does not want the relationship to go further.......Why would she date a married man otherwise. there are plenty of fish in the sea....some people cannot handle a real relationship and choose this route....

[schatsie]

12:01 AM on 02/13/2011

Nope, I am not saying that anyone is happy....there are times when it is too much to even consider a serious relationship....

[Daisytoo]

08:14 PM on 02/12/2011

"There is no wrong when love is involved" is as insipid as "Love means never having to say you're sorry".

Of course, Levy is not the brightest bulb in the pack himself: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/12/world/la-fg-france-levy12-2010feb12

"French philosopher" could be a redundant term :)

[silverwing]

09:10 PM on 02/12/2011

Oops, I just wrote the same thing about that stupid quote - I hadn't seen your comment. I couldn't agree more! (obviously)

[Mischief Managed]

06:04 AM on 02/13/2011

Ha! It appears that quite a few of us have picked up on that one little phrase! I also totally agree with you.

[nancynancy]

05:44 PM on 02/12/2011

I guess she's channeling the White Swan.

[Katherine Owen Bell]

05:14 PM on 02/12/2011

Love this woman.

[Cheray]

04:29 PM on 02/12/2011

Love the dress Daphne Guinness is wearing ; she is the " White Swan" of couture. Chéray

[Mischief Managed]

01:49 PM on 02/12/2011

"There is no wrong when love is involved" - I never had her pinned as a silly little girl. She has style, but apparently only in the clothes sense.

[iLuvKOSHi]

01:00 PM on 02/12/2011

"there is no wrong when love is involved." SO NOT TRUE!!!!! People do the most awful, damaging things in the name of so-called "love".

[InfinteShibumi]

11:26 PM on 02/12/2011

I could not agree with you more.

[Boudicaa]

10:46 AM on 02/12/2011

I will be the first to comment...I LOVE her style..hyper feminine time traveler meets knight of the round table..awesome...and she is my age so this inspires me not to rock the sweatpants and crappy t shirt just because I am not a 22 year old anymore..:)

[iLuvKOSHi]

01:01 PM on 02/12/2011

She does have great style.