“Her parties were the stuff of legend. At her soirees, she had gilt nude male servants who attended her. Casati’s lavish costumes were also infamous. On her strolls, she reportedly wore a fur coat and little else, save for a few strands of pearls or diamonds as she walked her pet cheetahs. She also favored live snakes as jewelry. At a masquerade party she hosted in Paris, she apparently once locked a female guest into a broom closet upon realizing that the woman had copied her costume.”

— “The Most Scandalous Woman in the World”

January 30, 2010, 1:17pm