She Was Richer Than God And Scandalous As Hell: Luisa Casati Stampa

The Divine Marquise was the OG Lady Gaga

Tall and pencil-thin, as pale as a corpse, with a live boa constrictor draped around her neck like a scarf and two cheetahs on diamond-studded leashes, Luisa Casati Stampa was sure to turn heads wherever she went.

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