The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
By rehabilitating the American Hotel, he turned a hard-luck village on the East End of Long Island into a mecca for pop stars and plumbers alike.
Author: Penelope Green
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Suzannah Lessard Dies at 81; Stanford White Descendant Who Wrote a Haunting Family Memoir
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Growing up in a family of secrets, on a compound designed by her great-grandfather, made her a writer who investigated the built world with a wary eye.
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Tom Britt, Designer of Larger-Than-Life Interiors, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A master of the grand gesture, he was as theatrical as his rooms, which were inspired by French chateaus and Italian palazzos. As he put it, “Why be ordinary?”
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Walter Steding, Otherworldly One-Man Band and Portraitist, Is Dead at 75
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A self-taught musician, he wore flashing goggles while playing the violin. But his real skill was as a painter, and his portraits offered an eerie commentary on the times.
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Amos Poe, New York’s No Wave Film Pioneer, Dies at 76
The New York Times – Film:
He documented the punk and post-punk music scene in the East Village, leading an independent film movement that was proudly unprofessional.
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Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
An environmental journalist and child of Caroline Kennedy, she recently wrote of her battle with leukemia in The New Yorker, drawing worldwide sympathy.
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Pam Hogg, Clothes Designer Who Went to Extremes, Dies at 74
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
She was a star of London’s post-punk D.I.Y. fashion, art and performance scene, and dressed a generation of rock stars in her otherworldly handmade clothes.