This is a book about Luisa Casati. It's a translation from English; the original title is 'Infinite Variety'.

Casati dressed distinctly (duh) and was experimental in a lot of ways. She occupied the homes of others, kept wild animals (e.g. gorillas and cheetahs) which roamed freely at her parties, squandered millions of USD, hung out with people such as Wilde and Huxley, and later influenced fashion collections by Galliano, McQueen, and Lagerfeld.

She was fucking nuts and fucking free. Turned up at the opera dressed only in white feathers and blood. Always wanted more and new stuff, in every aspect of life (which, to me, sounds extremely tiring). Late in life her friends kept her alive through monthly payments and she cherished every blank sheet of paper she received as a gift.

She lost friends and made enemies because of her temperament. She also made lifelong friendships by going far out of her way for them.

Her tombstone reads 'Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety.'

This book is from @alastorpress.