On my Bookshelf: “Do Something: Coming of Age Amid the Glitter and Doom of ’70s New York” by Guy Trebay 📚
This sharp, unsentimental memoir of youth in the city captures the dirty glamour of 1970s New York, when rebellion, style and self-invention played out in the ruins of a bankrupt metropolis. Trebay’s eye for cultural detail and his refusal to romanticize the past make this a standout not only for art lovers but for anyone curious about the aesthetics of an era.
Trebay, now a fashion critic for The New York Times, writes with precision and bite. For readers who want to understand how a certain kind of New York creativity was forged out of grit and chaos, this is a compelling personal account.
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Do Something: Coming of Age Amid the Glitter and Doom of ’70s New York by Guy Trebay. Courtesy of Alfred A. Knopf.
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Good desk decor never goes out of style. Longtime men’s fashion reporter @guytrebay shows off his top keepsakes from years on the job, like a regifted receipt basket from Bill Cunningham and a pair of “invitation rocks.”
Gateways to a subsidiary shrine at the tomb of Emperor Humayan, said to be the inspiration for the Taj Mahal. Delhi deleriously green in the September rains (which also caused flooding in many areas.)
@dreambabypress asked @guytrebay for a list of 10 things he loves and 10 things he hates.
Guy Trebay is a culture and style reporter and menswear critic at The New York Times, covering fashion and design. Before joining the Times, he chronicled high and low culture for The Village Voice and contributed to The New Yorker, Interview Mag, Esquire, and Artforum.
Trebay is the author of the book Do Something: Coming of Age Amid the Glitter and Doom of ’70s New York (2024), an evocative coming-of-age memoir and the story of the education of a wayward wild child and acidhead who, searching for meaning and purpose, found refuge in 1970s New York City.
Check out @guytrebay ’s full list of 40 things he love and hates on our Substack Dreambabypress.substack.com
Forget a chocolate on the pillow. At @tajmahalmumbai you arrive, jet-lagged, at 3 a.m. and--with your luggage lost in Virgin airlines limbo---are happily surprised by your book jacket on a table, photo-rendered in fondant. Hello, India! That's hospitality. 🙏🙏🙏to the wonderful team at the Taj
Re-rereading @guytrebay book “Do Something.” While in this Sarasota hot weather. Makes me miss the New York his words speak of. #newyork @newyorkers@nytimes
