All the Swans were out in force this Tuesday in New York City.
Naomi Watts, Demi Moore, Chloe Sevigny, Calista Flockhart, Diane Lane and Molly Ringwald all surfaced to promote their new show.
They have thrown themselves into the publicity whirlwind for their upcoming FX show Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, the latest confection from Ryan Murphy.
The ‘Swans’ were the New York City socialites who welcomed Truman Capote into their high-flying circles, only to ruthlessly jettison him when he aired out their dirty laundry in public.
When they emerged in Manhattan on Tuesday, the actresses playing the Swans exuded a classic glamour that was worthy of the ultra-chic society ladies they just portrayed onscreen.
Naomi opted for an evocative midnight blue look, wrapping a retro jacket with brass buttons over a matching top and a pair of trendily baggy pants, then rounding off the look with Melody Pro heels.
All the Swans were out in force this Tuesday in New York, where Naomi Watts (left), Demi Moore (center), Chloe Sevigny (right), Calista Flockhart, Diane Lane and Molly Ringwald all surfaced to promote their new show
They have all thrown themselves into the publicity whirlwind for their upcoming FX show Feud: Capote vs. The Swans , the latest confection from Ryan Murphy
(from left) Calista, Diane and Molly also star as various trophy wives in Truman Capote’s circle, many of whom turned on him ruthlessly after he aired out their dirty laundry in public
Sharpening her screen siren features with makeup including a slick of pink lipstick, the King Kong actress treated onlookers to her megawatt smile as she pounded the pavement.
Meanwhile when Chloe surfaced that day, she still radiated the air of insouciance that once prompted Bright Lights, Big City writer Jay McInerney to call her ‘the coolest girl in the world.’
Sweeping her platinum blocks up into a high bun, she wore a blouse faintly reminiscent of pajamas and a set of trousers with flared hems redolent of the 1970s, when Feud: Capote vs. The Swans is set.
Demi, in a move worthy of the old-school Upper East Side society matrons, was carrying her miniscule chihuahua Pilaf in one hand when she sauntered onto the sidewalk on her towering monochrome heels.
She modeled a split skirt and a matching jacket with a nautical chic blue and white check print, emphasizing her impressively svelte frame with a black top.
Calista on the other hand draped her petite figure in a gentle pastel getup, wearing a sleeveless powder pink sweater with matching slacks and a crisp white blouse.
The Birdcage actress, who is now married to Star Wars heartthrob Harrison Ford, was unmistakable as she dashed around Midtown, her luscious caramel locks fluttering back in the breeze.
Diane tucked a snappy collarless blouse into a split print skirt, while Molly cut a striking figure in a long black cloth coat that featured a extravagant plush fur trim.
Sweeping her platinum blocks up into a high bun, Chloe wore a blouse faintly reminiscent of pajamas and a set of trousers with flared hems redolent of the 1970s, when Feud: Capote vs. The Swans is set
Naomi opted for an evocative midnight blue look, wrapping a retro jacket with brass buttons over a matching top and a pair of trendily baggy pants, then rounding off the look with Melody Pro heels
Demi modeled a split skirt and a matching jacket with a nautical chic blue and white check print, emphasizing her impressively svelte frame with a black top
Calista on the other hand draped her petite figure in a gentle pastel getup, wearing a sleeveless powder pink sweater with matching slacks and a crisp white blouse
Diane tucked a snappy collarless blouse into a split print skirt
Molly cut a striking figure in a long black cloth coat that featured a extravagant plush fur trim
Later in the day Demi and Molly took part in SiriusXM’s Town Hall with the rest of the cast.
Premiering January 31, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans stars Tom Hollander as Truman Capote, in the story of his dramatic exile from the New York beau monde.
Truman charmed his way into the highest echelons of New York society, becoming the confidante of many of its top trophy wives, whom he called his ‘Swans.’
The break came in 1975, when he published a now infamous short story in Esquire called La Côte Basque, 1965, dishing the dirt on his extremely thinly-veiled friends.
Furious and wounded at his betrayal, the Swans closed ranks and ejected him from their circle, much to Truman’s shock and dismay.
‘What did they expect?’ he moaned. ‘I’m a writer, and I use everything. Did all those people think I was there just to entertain them?’
Diane plays the acid-tongued society maven Nancy ‘Slim’ Keith, who husband-hopped from Howard Hawks to Leland Heyward to an English baron.
In La Côte Basque, 1965, Slim is rendered as ‘Lady Ina Coolbirth,’ an American who has married her way into the British aristocracy and spends the story gleefully spilling her dearest friends’ nastiest secrets.
Meanwhile Naomi Watts features as Babe Paley, the wife of CBS president Bill Paley and a woman widely regarded as one of the most beautiful and stylish in New York.
Of all the Swans, Babe was among those most hurt by the Esquire piece, inasmuch as she had regarded Truman as a close and trusted friend.
Naomi Watts (left) features as Babe Paley (right), the wife of CBS president Bill Paley and a woman widely regarded as one of the most beautiful and stylish in New York
Compounding her misery, the story was published at a time when Babe was battling what turned out to be a terminal bout of lung cancer; she is pictured in 1954, more than two decades before her death
Calista Flockhart (left) plays Jackie Kennedy’s perpetually eclipsed younger sister Lee Radziwill (right)
Demi Moore plays Ann Woodward, a social climber who killed her husband Billy Woodward at home with a shotgun and avoided a trial by insisting she thought he was a burglar; Ann and Billy pictured in 1955 days before his death
When she got word that Truman’s story was about to air out her past all over again and suggest she murdered her husband deliberately, Ann (right), played by Demi (left) in a querulous performance, committed suicide
Molly Ringwald as Johnny Carson’s second ex-wife Joanne, pictured in 1968, whose home was the site of Truman’s death
Chloe Sevigny (left) plays horsewoman and fashion plate CZ Guest (right), who remained friends with Truman after the furor over the story – an act of loyalty possibly made easier by the fact she was not turned into one of his characters
Diane plays the acid-tongued society maven Nancy ‘Slim’ Keith, pictured in 1974, who husband-hopped from Howard Hawks to Leland Heyward to an English baron
Demi took part in SiriusXM’s Town Hall with the rest of the cast
She showed off her chic ensemble for the shutterbugs
Molly wowed in a stylish black gown with polka dot sleeves
She was pictured onstage
On her lap was an adorable fluffy Pomeranian dog
Compounding her misery, the story was published at a time when Babe was battling what turned out to be a terminal bout of lung cancer.
La Côte Basque, 1965 includes an anecdote in which a stand-in for Babe’s husband has an adulterous one-night stand with a stand-in for Maria Harriman, the wife of diplomat-turned-New-York-governor Averell Harriman.
In the Esquire piece, the governor’s wife has her period all over the tycoon’s sheets, forcing him to spend all night trying to remove the stains before his wife gets home.
Chloe Sevigny plays horsewoman and fashion plate CZ Guest, who remained friends with Truman after the furor over the story – an act of loyalty possibly made easier by the fact she was not turned into one of his characters.
Calista Flockhart plays Jackie Kennedy’s perpetually eclipsed younger sister Lee Radziwill, with Molly Ringwald as Johnny Carson’s second ex-wife Joanne, whose home was the site of Truman’s death.
Demi Moore plays Ann Woodward, a social climber who became a scandalous figure when she killed her wealthy husband at home with a shotgun and avoided having to go to trial by insisting she thought he was a burglar.
When she got word that Truman’s story was about to air out her past all over again and suggest she murdered her husband deliberately, Ann committed suicide.
‘Well, that’s that,’ her mother-in-law remarked. ‘She shot my son, and Truman just murdered her, and so now I suppose we don’t have to worry about that anymore.’
