PhotoIn the daytime, Hugh Hefner wore custom-made silk — not satin, satin made him slip off the bedsheets, he said — in a shade he liked to call “gunfighter black.” At night he would transition into rich colors. Mr. Hefner said that he did not wear underwear. Like so many in California, Mr. Hefner entered an endless cycle of party, rinse, repeat. Wednesdays and Fridays, Mr. Hefner and his entourage would make the round of the clubs, and then, according to a memoir from his ex-girlfriend Holly Madison, would retire to chambers. View all New York Times newsletters.

Source: New York Times September 28, 2017 14:03 UTC