THE CURRENT INSTALLMENT in Ryan Murphy’s anthology series influenced by real-life beef, Fight: Capote vs. The Swansprovides a juicy handle the souring of the relationship in between author Truman Capote and the circle of upper class ladies he passionately called his “Swans.”
After inviting Capote into their self-confidence, these rich socialites later on swore bitter vengeance on the author when an extract from his incomplete unique Addressed Prayers was released, and was exposed to consist of thinly-fictionalized variations of them– and their carefully safeguarded tricks. As retribution for their damaged credibilities, the Swans banished Capote from their world, and most of them never ever talked to him once again.
One exception is C.Z. Guest, the starlet, author, and designer represented in Fight by Chloë Sevigny.
Who was C.Z. Guest?
Like a number of the Swans, Lucy Douglas Guest (née Cochrane) belonged of the upper crust of American society. After existing as a debutante in 1937, she went on to win an appeal pageant and had a short profession on the phase. The initials “C.Z.” were a name instead of her real name, and are thought to have actually been stemmed from her youth label “Sissy.”
In 1947, she wed Winston Frederick Churchill Guest, a nationwide polo champ and 2nd cousin of British prime minister Winston Churchill. The author Ernest Hemingway was the very best male at the event, which was held at Hemingway’s home in Havana, Cuba.
Thought about a fantastic charm, Guest was painted by lots of substantial artists in her life, consisting of Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí, and Diego Rivera, for whom she is thought to have actually presented naked. She was likewise something of a style icon, and was dressed by Givenchy, Mainbocher, and Adolfo, for whom she would create a cashmere sweatshirt collection in the ’80s. She was inducted into the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame in 1959.
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Just like her polo-playing partner, Guest was an accomplished equestrian in her own right, up until a riding mishap in 1976, after which she started a profession as an author. A passionate garden enthusiast, she penned a column for the New York City Times on the topic, which wound up being syndicated throughout more than 300 papers.
She later on released a book, entitled GardenIt consisted of illustrations by her pal, artist Cecil Beaton, and the foreword was composed by none aside from Truman Capote, revealing that their relationship had the ability to withstand the scandal and discomfort portrayed in Fight
C.Z. Guest passed away on November 8, 2003.
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