Guests at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball at the Plaza hotel, Manhattan, 1966. Photo: Lawrence Fried. Image: Condé Nast / Getty via the New York Times.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Truman Capote’s legendary Black and White Ball. (Read Amy Fine Collins’ article for the 30th.)
Masked guests in Life magazine, December 9, 1966. Photos: Henry Grossman. Image: Life archive.
To mark the occasion, I’m having a flash sale in the PatternVault Etsy shop.
Image: PatternVault on Etsy.
The sale runs through today only—20% off with coupon code CAPOTE. Your purchase helps support the research on this blog.
Happy shopping!
Truman Capote in his mask from F.A.O. Schwarz. Photo: Barton Silverman. Image: the New York Times.
Tagged: 1960s, Etsy, events, sale, sewing, vintage
