On November 28, 1966, author Truman Capote hosted the “Black and White Ball” at New York City’s Plaza Hotel. The distinguished guest list included many of the most influential, well-to-do and famous ...

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A black and white checkered dance floor anchored one end of the Black and White Ball in honor of Carroll Irene Gelderman on Saturday, December 28, 2013, in New Orleans. (Erika Goldring Photo) Buy Now ...

Lizzi Dierken (center) raises a glass with friends while waiting for the Seal concert to begin at Davies Symphony Hall during the Black and White Ball in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, May 31 ...

The notebook in which Truman Capote planned the Black and White Ball. Early on, Capote asked legendary bandleader Peter Duchin to play the evening, but the request came with specific instructions.

Inside Truman Capote's Black & White Ball; Leena Kim. Editor. Leena Kim is Town & Country’s Editor, covering the travel, jewelry, style, arts and culture, education, and weddings beats.

DOMINICK DUNNE, writer: Two years before Truman’s ball, on my tenth wedding anniversary, Lenny and I gave a ball where the ladies were asked to dress in black and white.

The stars showed up and showed out for the return of Nelly’s Black and White Ball. The event made its grand return this past weekend after a seven-year hiatus. The December 3 gala hosted by Nelly ...

The third episode of FX’s resurrected anthology series “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans” recreates the 1966 Black and White Ball hosted by writer Truman Capote in painstaking, monochromatic detail.