Quest Magazine : February 2026

THERE ARE RULES, and then there are rules.

Invited to a dinner for men, organized by Paolo Martorano bespoke men’s tailor, other guests left their wives at home.

But George Hamilton is a rule breaker. Currently unmarried, Hamilton brought his beautiful lady friend, Katherine Bryan to The Colony Hotel for this dinner. She was the only female.

Karl Wellner was solo without Deborah Norville. Wilbur Ross was unaccompanied by Hilary Geary Ross. You get the idea.

The other solo men included Pepe Fanjul, who wore a tweed jacket constructed by Paolo, Chris Meigher, who wore a blue blazer with brass buttons that Paolo tailored.

Hamilton, who looks great at 86, explained in a short video shown before dinner, that he got his first suit seven decades ago when he was 17.

“It’s about expressing who you are. Paolo wants to know how you see yourself. If you don’t know it, he has to know it.”

Hamilton, who is writing his memoirs with the help of Bryan’s son, George Gurley, said, “Women like to see a man well dressed.” He would know.

The men all left with a box of Fuente Fuente OpusX cigars from the Dominican Republic.