“We may live in California, but eat every night in France.”
Elsie de Wolfe, via Cecil Beaton, Memoirs of the 40s
Elsie de Wolfe, via Cecil Beaton, Memoirs of the 40s
Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl, was one of the more fortunate refugees of World War II. Fleeing her beloved home in France, she eventually made her way to Beverly Hills, where she quickly adapted to (no, conquered?) the Beverly Hills social scene.
Elsie de Wolfe by Cecil Beaton
Image Credit: Beaton in Vogue
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