Truman Capote's Black and White Ball (Dressed Classic)

Dressed: The History of Fashion

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Arts, History, Fashion & Beauty, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 June 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Today we revisit a 2024 episode on one of the most fabulous parties New York City has ever seen, Truman Capote's Black and White Ball. Held at The Plaza hotel on November 28, 1966 as a masked fancy dress ball with a strict dress code of black and white, Capote gathered together a global coterie of artists, intellectuals, politicians and the international jet set for one of the most sought-after invitations of the 20th century. Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:24.4	Welcome to Dressed, the History of Fashion, a podcast that explores the who-what win of why we wear.
1:30.0	We are fashion historians and your host, Cassidy Zachary and April Callahan.
1:35.3	Dress listeners, nearly 500 episodes and seven years into the podcast, I cannot believe that we have yet to cover one of the most fashionable
1:45.4	and glamorous parties that New York City has ever seen. So earlier this week, we chatted with
1:52.1	the model, author and philanthropist Penelope Tree, and her recollections of attending this event,
1:59.3	as well as this event's recent depiction and Ryan Murphy's hit television series, Feud Capote v. The Swans.
2:07.8	Well, it's time now.
2:10.0	We're going to take you back in time today to Truman Capote's legendary black and white ball.
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