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THE DIVINE MARQUISE.(Luisa Casati)(Biography)
Few priestesses of fashion have been better endowed for their vocation than Luisa Casati, a Milanese aristocrat who was born in 1881 to immense wealth, and who, having probably spent more money on clothes and jewels than any queen in history, died penniless in 1957. The Marchesa was exceptionally tall and cadaverous, with a head shaped like a dagger and a little, feral face that was swamped by incandescent eyes. She brightened their pupils with belladonna and blackened their contours with kohl or India ink, gluing a two-inch fringe of false lashes and strips of black velvet to the lids. Her cheekbones were vertiginous, her nose aquiline, her mouth a lurid gash. She ...
- Marchesa's moment: Marchesa Luisa Casati's decadent approach to dressing has...
- Magazine article from: Harper's Bazaar Gallagher, Jenna Gabrial March 1, 2009 700+ words
The marchesa Casati's outfits looked more like costumes...namesake. An Italian noblewoman, Marchesa Luisa Casati tore a feathered and gem-strewn swath...never-before published images from the Casati Archives.) Six feet tall and rail thin...
- Vanity and egotism of two society beauties; La Divine Comtesse -photographs of...
- Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England) October 14, 2000 700+ words
...long as it flowed these women spent it. Casati was a turn-of-the-century shopaholic...unstable affections and abnormal ego. But Casati (who modelled herself upon the Countess...the truth, had conceived a portrait of Casati where she held a greyhound on a leash...
- Research from S. Casati and co-researchers in the area of veterinary entomology...
- Newspaper article from: Veterinary Week June 29, 2009 700+ words
...part of the Switzerland," wrote S. Casati and colleagues. The researchers concluded...for the first time in Switzerland." Casati and colleagues published the results of...For additional information, contact S. Casati, Cantonal Institute Microbiology, Via...
- Studies from R. Casati et al add new findings in the area of philosophical...
- Newspaper article from: Psychology & Psychiatry Journal March 28, 2009 700+ words
...of internalized topology," wrote R. Casati and colleagues. The researchers concluded...globalistic as one may have expected." Casati and colleagues published their study in...For additional information, contact R. Casati, EHESS, Institute Nicod, ENS, 29 Rue...
- Studies from A. Casati and co-authors have provided new information about...
- Newspaper article from: Journal of Engineering September 16, 2009 700+ words
...Bourdelle et al 2007 Phys," wrote A. Casati and colleagues. The researchers concluded...trapped electron modes turbulence.." Casati and colleagues published the results of...For additional information, contact A. Casati, IRFM, CEA, F-13108 St. Paul Les...
- Reports from S. Casati and colleagues advance knowledge in legionnaire disease.
- Newspaper article from: Biotech Week September 9, 2009 700+ words
...GU)/g and 10(6) GU/g, respectively," wrote S. Casati and colleagues (see also Legionnaire Disease). The researchers...alternative reservoir for Legionella spp. in Switzerland.." Casati and colleagues published their study in Clinical Microbiology...
- ACCENTURE REPORTS DISPOSITION BY GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE CASATI (Bermuda)
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News July 22, 2009 700+ words
...beneficial interest held by Group Chief Executive for Products Gianfranco Casati, Irving, Texas. On July 17 the action involved disposition of 25,000 shares of stock. Casati now owns 210,857 shares of stock directly.For more information about...
- Elise Casati als Russische Bäuerin in Flik's und Flock's Abenteuer. Ballet in...
- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words
