#courtesans
“Infatuated with herself, always classically draped, her magnificent hair her only coiffure, she was strange in her personality and her ways. She would appear at gatherings like a goddess descending from the clouds. At her request, her husband would lead her to a quiet corner of the room where she would allow people to admire her as if she were a shrine; absent amid the crowd, she would meet with glacial calm the indiscreet stares of her admirers (…)”
General Fleury on Virginia Oldoini, Countess di Castiglione
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SCARLET LADIES
I’ll be posting a small photo series of Edwardian-era madams and courtesans who made their mark, whether it be good or bad, in the Golden Era. Enjoy!
Life Magazine - Circa 1915
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SCARLET LADIES
I’ll be posting a small photo series of Edwardian-era madams and courtesans who made their mark, whether it be good or bad, in the Golden Era. Enjoy!
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SCARLET LADIES
I’ll be posting a small photo series of Edwardian-era madams and courtesans who made their mark, whether it be good or bad, in the Golden Era. Enjoy!
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