29 - Kentucky, Countess Mona von Bismarck
Kentucky reaches a model of fashion for my blog in honor of my sister Jenn. She is my personal fashionista and socialite, keeping us both informed and entertained with a life of shows, parties, traditions, and excitement. Kentucky being one of her favorite traditions with the Kentucky Derby, an annual event we celebrate in full dress. Kentucky is the 23rd state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment on January 6, 1920. We are now in the '20's! Mona von Bismarck is an American socialite coined as the “first American muse of fashion” and noted as the most fashionable woman in the world. Her life in Kentucky was always a part of her life regardless of her elite lifestyle spread throughout New York City and Paris. She was painted by Salvador Dali, revered in her day and known as one of the most celebrated socialites. A panel including Coco Chanel recognized her as the best dressed woman in the world. Marrying her first of five husbands, she had one son, Robert Henry, raised by h...