Room 12

The Muse

Everything Edie could not leave the house without. The most looked-at girl in New York, and the things she wore to prove it.

Breton Striped Boat-Neck Tee, Warhol pop-art

1965

We wore the same stripes and strangers thought we were twins.

Breton Striped Boat-Neck Tee

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1966

The one bright thing in all that silver and black.

Red Satin Lipstick

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1965

She spent money like confetti and drank the bubbles first.

Crystal Champagne Coupe

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1966

The wing she never got wrong, even at four in the morning.

Black Liquid Eyeliner

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Long-Sleeve Black Leotard, Warhol pop-art

1965

Ballet at Cambridge, then this, worn to breakfast at midnight.

Long-Sleeve Black Leotard

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1966

She smoked like punctuation, one long line after another.

Slim Cigarette Holder

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1965

Her whole outfit most nights: these, a T-shirt, and nerve.

Black Opaque Tights

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1965

The coat she wore like armour to every party uptown.

Leopard-Print Fur Coat

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1966

She checked her face the way other people check the time.

Compact Powder Mirror

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1965

Santa Barbara money on one thin wrist, jangling.

Gold Charm Bracelet

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Dramatic False Eyelashes, Warhol pop-art

1966

She drew the eyes on huge and dark and the room fell in.

Dramatic False Eyelashes

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Oversized Chandelier Earrings, Warhol pop-art

1965

So big they swung when she laughed, which was always.

Oversized Chandelier Earrings

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1965

She went silver to match me. Or I matched her. I forget which.

Silver Hair Dye

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