Marchesa Luisa Casati (1881–1957) | Italian heiress, socialite, femme-fatale, muse, & patroness of the Ballet Russes. Leading the movement that redefined the concept of quaintrelle, famous for her eccentricities that dominated & delighted European society for nearly 3 decades. In her ruined Venetian palace she held legendary soirées, surrounded herself with artists & intellectuals, dabbled in the occult, wore live snakes as jewellery & paraded around the city with cheetahs on jewelled leashes.
