Cathy Horyn Leaves The New York Times After 15 Years

[SugarMe]

Art Ortenberg, Cathy Horyn’s Partner, Has Died

Oh dear. RIP.

 

[MulletProof]

 

[Not Plain Jane]

Oh, how sad. I hope her time now can be devoted to healing.

 

[Scott]

how terribly sad. you can understand now the abrupt decision of her departure. extending many condolences to her and his family.

 

[VogueDisciple93]

My condolences to their families. Just so sad.

 

[Littleathquakes]

Sad but ... hoping she returns in the near future.

 

[StoneSkipper]

Very sad news. May he rest in peace, and my condolences to both their families. May this time off serve as a recover for her loss.

 

[Marc10]

I assume she stepped down to be close to him in his last moments. My thoughts go out to Cathy and their family.

 

[Not Plain Jane]

^ assume so, as the statement said more or less that:

Cathy Horyn is leaving the paper “to spend more time with her partner, Art Ortenberg, who has had health problems..."

 

[Moofins]

So sad. My thoughts are with Cathy and their family.

 

[fashion doctor]

I originally posted the following message in the thread discussing Horyn's recent blog entry on The NYT (Sign of the Times: http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/...slimane-ysl-nicolas-ghesquiere-louis-vuitton/) and was redirected here. So, I'm asking: Is Cathy Horyn back at The NYT? For good? And if she is back, does it mean anything that she chose to return with this sort of piece offering to Slimane?

 

[Littleathquakes]

I'm not sure that was a peace offering. While she used him as an example to praise the current state of fashion, it was clear she remains unwavering about her view of him:

I’m no fan of Slimane’s, but he’s clever.

And reminding readers that he banned her from the YSL shows isn't exactly burying the hatchet either.


I love Cathyrn's writing, though. Her hard criticism (by fashion industry standards; I think tfs'ers are more blunt in their criticisms of the shows) are always precise and it's their loss for not listening.