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The Marchesa Luisa Casati was Europe's most notorious celebrity, and its most eccentric. For the first three decades of the twentieth century she astounded the continent. Nude servants gilded in gold leafs attended her; bizarre wax mannequins sat as guests at her dining table; and she wore live snakes as jewellery. Among those she captivated were Man Ray, Augustus John, Jean Cocteau, Cecil Beaton and Jack Kerouac. Some became lovers, others awestruck admirers, but all were influenced by this extraordinary muse. Explored in detail for the first time, this is the story of the Marchesa Luisa Casati.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword
Quentin Crisp
Introduction: Siren of the Century
Dream Child
A Slow Awakening
1001 Nights on the Grand Canal
The Basilisk’s Stare
Tigress on Capri
Medusa in Pearls
Dragonfly in Amber
Epilogue: Phoenix Rising
Afterword
Francesca Granata
Acknowledgments
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Scot D. Ryersson is an award-winning writer, illustrator, and graphic designer.
Michael Orlando Yaccarino is a freelance writer specializing in international genre film, fashion, music, and unconventional historical figures.
Quentin Crisp (1908–1999) led a long and multifaceted life—from artist’s model and commentator on style and etiquette to writer and theatrical and film performer. He is famous for his autobiography, The Naked Civil Servant.
Francesca Granata is assistant professor of fashion studies at the School of Art and Design History and Theory at Parsons School of Design, the New School. She is author of Experimental Fashion: Performance Art, Carnival and the Grotesque Body.
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The Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati The Ultimate Edition.
