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24: Hold My Cheetah - Luisa Casati

February 20, 2024 • Velma Vouloir • Season 1 • Episode 24

Calling all muses, queers, bohemians & fashionistas of the world... Join Velma this week for a look inside the decadent world of Luisa Casati, the priestess of hedonism & patroness (& lover) to some of the worlds greatest artists of all time.

Key Source
"Infinite Variety: The Life & Legend of Marchesa Casati", Scott D Ryersson, Michael Orlando Yaccarino. University of Minnesota Press.1999.

Secondary Sources
"The Divine Marquise", Judith Thurman. The New Yorker. September 14th, 2003.
"Marchesa Luisa Casati - A Life In Fashion", Casci Ritchie. The Costume Society. 11th November, 2018.

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