Canyon News
HOLLYWOOD When anyone passes away, it’s always sad, however, when someone at the tender age of 24 dies, it’s even more solemn. Harry Brant, who found fame as a staple of New York’s elite fashion scene, was found dead on January 17, 2021. He died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.
According to published reports, he struggled with addiction for several years and according to his family had been due to shortly enter rehab. Harry was the son of Stephanie Seymour, 52, one of the original supermodels and Peter M. Brant, 74, the publisher and art collector. He was friends with Naomi Campbell and Courtney Love. He started out in his teens, at the age of 16, he was one of the youngest people ever to be invited to Vogue’s Met Ball Gala, wearing an embroidered Yves Saint Laurent jacket.
Peter Jr., 27. (The California native also welcomed son
Dylan Thomas Andrews, 31, during her marriage to guitarist Tommy Andrews, while her industrialist spouse shares son
Ryan Brant from a past relationship.)
“Harry was not just our son. He was also a wonderful brother, loving grandson, favorite uncle and a caring friend,” the family’s statement continued. “He was a creative, loving and powerful soul that brought light into so many people’s hearts. He was truly a beautiful person inside and out.”
According to
The New York Times, Harry planned to enter drug rehabilitation sometime in 2021. He also hoped to return to working on the creative side of Interview magazine, a publication that his father owns.