By Leah Ornstein - Breaking Celebrity News Style & Beauty Editor

Skinny British socialite and style icon Daphne Guinness gets up close and personal in her new book, which accompanies her exhibition at The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. 

The 43-year-old, who is famous for making controversial statements like “I’ll eat when I’m dead” offers her fans insight into her obsession with fashion, her bourgeoisie upbringing and why she is grateful to be thin in the photo-filled coffee table book – and Breaking Celebrity News has picked out her 10 most interesting quips from the book, which will be available in the United States later this month.

On ‘sneaking around’ on her ex-husband Spyros Niarchos: “My husband was quite conservative, which I respected.  He didn’t like me to dress up.  I’d buy Manolos and hide them.  I’d take off my stilettos and wear flats.  He didn’t like me to wear hats – an English peculiarity which is almost inexplicable.”

On reinventing herself after her divorce: “I had to go back to my maiden name, and I had to construct something new.  It was not a conscious decision to change – I reverted to type! Being oneself means being on one’s own, and I was completely on my own.  It was pretty frightening.  I started trying to disguise myself, but I discovered that the disguise was making me more visible.”