Mr. Cunningham was a milliner before he became a noted style photographer. Eight of his one-of-a-kind hats are now up for auction. By Rosalie R. Radomsky Before Bill Cunningham rode his bicycle ...

“Thank you, child,” Bill Cunningham would say, as he politely refused my offer ... He was the figure on a wonky bike, who snapped society mavens, quirky downtown figures and, best of all, sniffed out ...