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When Venice Threw The ‘Ball of the Century’

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The guests who flocked to Le Bal Oriental, Count Beistegui’s masked ball at the Palazzo Labia in Venice in 1951, bought the city to a glamorous standstill.

Anthony Haden-Guest

Anthony Haden-Guest

Published Apr. 25 2015 12:00AM EDT

articles/2015/04/25/when-venice-threw-the-ball-of-the-century/150424-hayden-guest-venice-tease_bjwa5l — Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche

Anthony Haden-Guest

Anthony Haden-Guest

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