“But the rule is, never give them enough money so they can leave.” One notorious case of a mistaken walker with benefits occurred in 2001 when hotel mogul Leona Helmsley fired her walker, Patrick Ward, also an employee, when she discovered he was gay Ward won a $10 million suit for wrongful termination. “Many of these women are wildly attractive and rich, but don’t have someone at the time, so when a handsome young man comes along, he might be given watches and trips to Aspen or St. “Some models charge $2,000 a night to escort women and it helps them to be photographed,” says Hay. “There are walkers with benefits,” says Jedell. Occasionally, there are women looking for more than an amusing friend. Peter, deciding by whim who at Le Cirque or Mortimer’s would ascend into Nancy Reagan’s circle.” He would guide women socially, a self appointed St. “You had to obey him or he could be vicious. “He set impossibly high standards for his society swans,” adds Mason. Zipkin advised his female friends on details down to their lipstick.
Guest, who was married to Winston Frederick Churchill Guest. Publisher John Fairchild coined the term “walker” in reference to Jerry Zipkin, who escorted Nancy Reagan, Betsy Bloomingdale and C.Z. In the ’70s and ’80s, though, fascination with New York society was at a high point, and socialite Nan Kempner was more likely to appear on Page Six than a Cardi B. Boaz Mazor, Oscar de la Renta executive at large and a former walker himself, adds that the women “don’t care about society anymore - they are happy to go out with their iPhones!” Men, too, are not as eager to attend galas, says social chronicler Christopher Mason: “A lot of walkers are happily married to each other now and have satisfying home lives.” “More divorced women are going out with each other instead of the decorator du jour,” says Gross.
Now a dying breed, walkers have gone by the wayside as social norms have changed, with gay male couples and solo women hitting the town.
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