nicholas vreeland, grandson of iconic fashion editor, diane vreeland, (whom he called nonina) embraced buddhism in 1979. when he first shaved his head he was living in his grandmother's apartment and phoned her in new mexico where she was staying to tell her. "oh nicky, how could you have done that to me?" was her response. he now works with the dalai lama living half the year in new york and half in a monastery in karnataka, india. read the new york times article here.