Baron Franchetti Gets Ready

At an appropriately sophisticated hour on a recent Tuesday evening, 29-year-old Cody Franchetti relaxed at his table at the four-star restaurant Le Bernardin, explaining what it means to be an Italian aristocrat in 21st-century New York. In honor of the occasion, but mostly because the restaurant required it, Baron Franchetti—whose family tree includes Twomblys, Millikens, Read More

Born Rich Rag

Against the backdrop of an angry September sea, three young women in their late 20′s sat huddled deep in conversation under a navy umbrella at the Southampton Bathing Corporation. “Do you think she’ll get kicked out?” the blond girl asked excitedly, stabbing her shrimp and tomato salad. “I just can’t believe she actually said that!” Read More