Posted by Marie on May 21, 2001 at 08:33:31:
Did anyone see this month's Vanity Fair? Looks as though Harbour Island's changed a lot since I first visited Kimberly more than twenty years ago:
Harbour Island was recently mentioned was in the Intelligence Report section of this month's Vanity Fair, page 162, as a summer hot spot along with St. Trapeze, The Hampton, Ibiza and the Adirondacks.
It says the typical Briland visitor:
Just got in from: Manhattan
Arrived via: Gulfstream jet, then a launch from Nassau
Honorary Mayor(s): India Hicks
Leading occupation: Former model
Favorite hangout: Pink Sands Hotel
Typical Outfit: Chateau Marmont T-shirt and shorts
Wake up time: 9 a.m.
Event of the season: Prominent industrialist's back hair clears beach
Hotspots: Gusty's Tavern and Sloppy Joe's
Pickup line: "Which Spice are you?"
Accessory: Jimmy Buffett
Scandal: Sean Connery orders aggressive bagpipers to board Jean Pigozzi's
yacht.
Motto: "Not just a tax haven any more"