Author Truman Capote had invited 540 of his "very closest ... the masked Black and White Ball was something of a social experiment. "In a masked ball, you see for the first hour - before the ...

Then, of course, there’s Truman Capote’s legendary Black and White Ball, held at New York’s ... Guests arrived masked, and in strictly black and white attire. Mia Farrow did the twist ...

Truman Capote went from society darling to social ... Sign up When he threw a "lavish" party, the Black and White Ball, at the Plaza Hotel in 1966, he "cemented his place at the pinnacle of ...