How an artist pretended to be a European socialite to capture photos of luxurious NYC apartments

A recent story in Architectural Digest tells the story of how an artist used a little social engineering to capture photographs of some of New York City's most exclusive and expensive pieces of real estate by claiming to be an incredibly wealthy European socialite. According to AD's reporting, Hungarian artist Andi Shmied took on the false identity of 'Gabriella,' a European socialite in search of a new apartment, to capture images for her limited-edition book Private Views: A High-Rise Panorama...