As an icon, the first true dandy, and the quintessential dark lady, she was the muse of artists and futurists. She squandered a fortune on the highly successful endeavor of turning her life into a work of art.

Her very white skin, her huge, strongly double-layered green eyes, her belladonna-dilating pupils, her unscrupulous clothing, and her excessive hairstyles made her unique and something that had never existed before.