Of all the extraordinary women named to the International Best-Dressed List in its 85-year history, the most haunting figure to me is Princess Natalie Paley, a seven-time winner.
I first heard of this ravishing White Russian from the photographer Horst P. Horst, who had been introduced to Paley in Paris in 1930 by his mentor, George Hoyningen-Huene. Huene, a baron, had known Paley since dancing school in Russia, where his father had been equerry to the czar.
