Cocktail of the Week: The Pink Lady
The quintessential drink of the flapper and its history
When you hear that
Lady Mendl standing up
Now does a handspring landing up
On her toes
Anything Goes
— Cole Porter, “Anything Goes”
Who on earth was Lady Mendl and what do these lyrics mean? Lady Mendl, aka Elsie de Wolfe, was America’s first professional interior decorator. Born in 1859, she championed a more sleek and modern style to counter the heavy, fuss…
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