Gilded age aesthetic fashion

The Gilded Age took cues from Alva Vanderbilt’s 1883 ball, which “was the most extravagant affair of its kind America had ever seen.”

The catty and outrageously wealthy inspirations for HBO’s “The Gilded Age” were even more outlandish than their fictional counterparts.

Explore Gilded Age fashion trends with Associate Curator Dawn Brean.

The turf war between Mrs. Russell and her former lady’s maid, Turner, has reached a level of ridiculous camp that has “Gilded Age” fans applauding.

Julian Fellowes' new period drama, premiered in the US on Monday and on HBO and Virgin Atlantic in the UK last night, but failed to impress critics from The Guardian and New York Times.

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Stuyvesant Fish was not vastly wealthy or a great robber baron, unlike his many friends, but a quiet and kindly man who had come from on...

During the 1800s, the United States had no federal income tax, something that sounds like a luxury that we could only dream of -- imagine getting to keep your hard-earned money. While life for the urban poor during this time was known to be particularly harsh, there were some who…