Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto

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Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto (later Marella Agnelli) was a half-American, half-Neapolitan princess who made a small but significant name as a furniture designer and a bigger name as a tastemaker in the New York of the 1950's and 1960's. She was one of Truman Capote's so-called "swans" along with Diana Vreeland, Babe Paley and Slim Keith.

Comparing her to fellow swan Babe Paley, Capote remarked: " If they were both in Tiffany's window, Marella would be more expensive."

She often appeared in Vogue and was admitted to the International Best Dressed List in 1963 and later entered its Hall of Fame.

She was portrayed in the 2006 film Infamous by Isabella Rossellini.