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.…mehr
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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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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
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
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