#palais rose

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George Lepape, Vogue Cover of a woman eating. Marquise Marchioness Casati (Marchesa Luisa Casati), Palais Rose, Mode d'Automne, Chapeaux et Tissus Nouveaux. August 15 1927. 

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Marquise de Chabannes in Cleopatra costume, Vogue, Photo by George Hoyningen-Huene, October 1, 1927.  

The Marquise de Chabannes, born Bethune, in Cleopatra, wore a costume perfectly suited to her type: gold lace, embroidery and admirable jewelry, all composed by italian artist Caramba (Luigi Sapelli, 1865-1936), at Marchesa Luisa Casati’s lavish party at the Palais Rose in Vésinet (Paris) on 30 June 1927.

Caramba (Luigi Sapelli, 1865-1936) was the foremost theater costume designer of his generation and probably of the entire 20th century. He reinterpreted the costume in an innovative, modern spirit which changed its conception forever. As director of stage design at La Scala as of 1921 and throughout his lifetime, his imaginative costumes were freely inspired by history, with a wealth of meticulous details and exquisite combinations, bold colours, designs and cut.

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Art Deco illustration by Jean Pages, Marchesa Luisa Casati’s Soirée Magique (Magic Night) at Le Palais Rose, Vesinet, 30 June, 1927.

Published in Vogue Paris, September 1927.

Marchesa Luisa Casati threw a lavish party that was considered poor taste in economically straitened times. On 30 June 1927 guests arrived for a Soirée Magique at the Palais Rose in Paris she had christened “The Palace of Dreams”. Captured for Vogue Paris by the photographer Baron George Hoyningen-Huene. The evening had been carefully staged, but when a storm struck, guests were forced to flee in a pandemonium of soggy wigs and crinoline.

There was also a parade in carriage, Queen Marie-Antoinette (the Viscountess Jean de Segonzac) and the Count of Artois (Pierre Meyer), then the late arrival of the serpent that four Egyptians brought, A sarcophagus, but when supper was returned to the drawing-rooms, one could cry out his admiration at the serpent of black jet, which was the Duchesse de Gramont, née Ruspoli; One could see and congratulate the Giovanni Mocenigo, in his habit (the Count of Beaumont) walking his costume as Doge Giovanni Mocenigo.

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Giovanni Boldini, Robert de Montesquiou, 1897.

Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.

Count Robert de Montesquiou had social relationships and collaborations with many celebrities of the Fin de siècle period, including Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897), Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896), Eleonora Duse (1858-1924), Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), Gabriele d'Annunzio (1863-1938), Anna de Noailles (1876-1933), Marthe Bibesco (1886-1973), Marchesa Luisa Casati (1881-1957), Maurice Barrès (1862-1923), and Franca Florio.

The Palais Rose in Vésinet (Paris)

Marchesa Luisa Casati was one of the most illustrious owners of the palace, like Count Robert de Montesquiou, "the most affirmative dandy of Decadence." He inspired Marcel Proust the character of Charlie's sophisticated and snobbish baron in the "Recherche". Montesquiou was a lover of perfumes beyond any limit, so much that he also wrote a book of poetry "Le chef des odeurs suaves" and he especially loved the hydrangeas, which he placed in every corner of the palace.

His celebrations at the Palais Rose were as famous as the eccentric and brilliant figures of the Marchese Luisa Casati, who succeeded him as owner of the Palais Rose in May 1923.

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Grand Escalier, Palais Rose de l'Avenue Foch, Paris.

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Palais Rose, palace of Boni de Castellane