“Beautiful Benedetta Barzini, who was wearing a Kenneth Jay Lane necklace as a mask, had an uncomfortable moment when Lane attempted to introduce her to Sam Spiegel. Both men were surprised when she rudely snubbed the man responsible for the Oscar-winning Lawrence of Arabia and Bridge on the River Kwai. Later, she explained to Lane that Spiegel had been one of the first people she visited when she moved to America at age seventeen. Even though she had presented a letter of introduction to Spiegel from her father, he attempted to seduce her. Benedetta was not planning on talking to him that night or any other.”
Deborah Davis, Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball
Deborah Davis, Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball
 Benedetta Barzini Wearing Pauline Trigère for McCall's Patterns, Spring 1967 |  "Party of the Century" |
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