Vito Schnabel (Rick) is a son of the artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel, who was a real figure in the New York artistic and nightlife scene that Truman Capote also frequented in the early 1980s. Julian Schnabel directed the biopic Basquiat (1996), about the life of his fellow early-1980s artist Jean Michel Basquiat.
The episode title "Hats, Gloves and Effete Homosexuals" refers to the fact that the previously mentioned "accessories" are no longer considered fashionable.
Retail Stores:
- Bonwit Teller - (where CZ and Babe were shopping) luxury department store that was razed in 1979 and replaced by Trump Tower (Donald Trump)
- Lord & Taylor - department store that catered to middle class female clientele, that was also located on Fifth Avenue. It filed for bankruptcy in 2020 and closed all brick-and-mortar stores in 2021. It strictly has an on-line presence.