Marchesa Luisa Casati; unexpected style icon. The infamous and eccentric Italian heiress, muse, and patroness of the arts in early 20th century Europe. She was painted by Giovanni Boldini, Augustus John, Kees Van Dongen, Romaine Brooks and Ignacio Zuloaga; sketched by Drian, Alberto Martini and Alastair; sculpted by Giacomo Balla, Catherine Barjansky and Jacob Epstein; and photographed by Man Ray, Cecil Beaton and Baron Adolph de Meyer.
And in 2009, she stood as the icon of beauty in Chanel’s 2010 Cruise collection. “I want to be a living work of art,” she famously said.
Take a look Marchesa Luisa Casati, the woman who walked her pet cheetahs on the streets with diamond collars, wore live snakes as jewelry and dined with spectacular art world icons:
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