James Brady, Manhattan's Best Name-Dropper
One of the great pleasures of James Brady's media column for Forbes is the sweet anticipation one experiences while wondering how Brady is going to set up his full-page litany of name drops. The current edition uses the recent Peter Braunstein case—and the suggestion that working in the fashion industry drove Braunstein crazy—as its peg. As is our custom, we've provided a summarized version of the column, boiled down to its essentials and shorn of all the extraneous detail. Enjoy!
Diana Vreeland, Nancy White, Helene Gordon Lazareff, Francoise de Langlade, Oscar de la Renta, Eugenia Sheppard, Bernadine Morris, Ermina Stimson, June Weir, Grace Mirabella, China Machado, Coco Chanel, Balenciaga, Norman Norell, Pierre Cardin, Gerry Dryansky, Pierre Balmain, Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Berge, Hubert de Givenchy, Hardy Amies, and John Cavanagh.
What do most of these people have in common? They're dead, Jim. Just sayin'.
