‘The Gilded Age’: Portraits of the Vanderbilt Family Throughout the Centuries, As Seen in Vogue
Thanks to The Gilded Age, there’s been a surge of interest in the Vanderbilts—the prominent railroad family on whom the HBO show is based. Although it certainly didn’t come from…
The Costumes of The Gilded Age Are a Part of Real Life History
LONDON — Costume designer Kasia Walicka Maimone grew up with Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina” in her native Poland. The Russian classic is part of her “cellular structure” and she recently…
‘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 Gilded Age’: The Disastrous, Society-Shifting Divorce of William K. and Alva Vanderbilt
In The Gilded Age season three, tensions are high between George and Bertha Russell. While in past seasons, George has been tolerant of Bertha’s social schemings, he seems to have…
‘The Gilded Age’ Star Ben Ahlers on Being a Meme, if Jack Should Trust Larry & His Journey from Iowa
One thing about being part of a prime HBO series: the chances of going viral for something, at some point, are high. “I’ve said this before, I’ll say it again:…
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…
Morgan Spector on ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 3, What’s to Come for George Russell
It’s impossible to imagine “The Gilded Age” without Morgan Spector as George Russell, but the actor initially had his doubts. “It’s funny, I had watched ‘Downton,’ but I didn’t think…
‘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…
55 Thoughts I Had While Watching ‘The Gilded Age’ Season 3 Premiere
All right, I confess; I didn’t keep up religiously with Season 2 of The Gilded Age—maybe because I was getting my Cynthia Nixon fix from And Just Like That… and…