Tag: Gloria Guinness

  • Truman Capote’s Swans: Society’s Last Great Myth

    Truman Capote’s Swans: Society’s Last Great Myth

    In the gilded world of mid-century society, there existed a rarefied circle of women who seemed to embody elegance itself. They were wealthy, beautiful, impeccably dressed — but above all, they were admired for their poise. Truman Capote, who both adored and betrayed them, christened them his “swans.” To this day, their names evoke a…