The Debonair Billionaire

September, 2003

Playboy FashionAction film director in the Twenties, record setting pilot in the Thirties, builder of the famed Spruce Goose in the Forties and the country's first billionaire--Howard Hughes helped define an i vision of the Gardner, Harlow) became legeinto seclusion, which only magnified his aura. With a slew of new books and movies on the way, Hughes is the focus of attention once again. Best of all, designers are finding inspiration in the rich materials and indulgent cuts of his era. The Hugh...