Diana Cooper and Frédéric de Cabrol at the Beisteigui Ball. Thierry Coudert’s new book, CAFÉ SOCIETY, out from Flammarion, is a glamorous, glossy glimpse into the society, fashion, and avant garde decadence that ruled the age. © Daisy Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications A party given by the Baron and Baronne de Cabrol. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications A dinner given by the Baron and Baronne de Cabrol. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications A party given by the Baron and Baronne de Cabrol. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications Charles de Beistegui at a soirée given by Contessa Morosini in Venice. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol, 1953. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol, 1957. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications The Boisgelin and Cabrols at Ascot. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol, 1957. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications The Cabrols on holiday at Mona Bismarck’s villa, Il Fortino, on Capri. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol, 1949. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications The Lido, Venice. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol, 1950. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010). Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications ca. 1951 --- Woman modeling black lace dress with pink sash copied from Balenciaga, with hat and gloves. Conde Nast Archive / Corbis Dancing (colour litho) by Marcel Vertes (1895-1961) Marcel Vertes