‘The Gilded Age’: Inside the Real-Life Southampton Home of Consuelo Vanderbilt, as Seen in Vogue

In the February 1963 issue of Vogue, an extensive spread features Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan—formerly the Duchess of Marlborough—at her Southampton home. She had moved into Garden Side, as the house…

The Lavish Wedding of Consuelo Vanderbilt That Inspired ‘The Gilded Age’

At the end of The Gilded Age’s latest episode, a deal is struck between the Duke of Buckingham and George Russell. The English aristocrat will receive an enormous sum to…

‘The Gilded Age’: The Real-Life Miserable Marriage of Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlborough

And Marlborough found a fiancé with something he desperately needed—money, which would ensure the upkeep of Blenheim. So much so that he broke things off with an English lady he’d…

‘The Gilded Age’: The Real-Life Miserable Marriage of Consuelo Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlborough

And Marlborough found a fiancé with something he desperately needed—money, which would ensure the upkeep of Blenheim. So much so that he broke things off with an English lady he’d…