Her father was Filippo Caracciolo, 8th Prince di Castagneto, 3rd Duke di Melito, and hereditary Patrician of Naples. Her mother was American whiskey heiress Margaret Clarke.
Designer, gardener and author.
She was a photographer for Conde Nast magazines, and designed textiles for U.S. manufacturers and department stores.
She was among the socialites writer Truman Capote referred to as his "swans".