Description
Gloria Vanderbilt was a society heiress and fashion icon. As an adult she worked as a fashion model and actress, as well as writing articles, books and plays, but she is perhaps best known for building a $100 million fashion empire of designer jeans and other apparel and accessories that bore her name. Her father was a member of the prominent and wealthy Vanderbilt family but died before she turned two. She inherited a large trust fund, which her mother controlled until she was 10, when her mother and her aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, sued each other in a sensational child custody case. Gertrude contended that Gloria’s mother was neglecting her and misusing the child’s inheritance on a free spending jet set lifestyle. Gloria testified against her mother and told the judge she wanted to live with her aunt, but the experience left her conflicted and traumatized. The court gave custody to Gertrude; thereafter she grew up in her aunt’s mansions in Old Westbury, Long Island, and New York City. Later she reconciled with her mother.
Condition: Photograph very good with light toning. Mount good with wear, toning, soft creases and hard vertical fold crease right side.
Reference:
McFadden, Robert D. “Gloria Vanderbilt Dies at 95; Built a Fashion Empire.” New York Times. 17 June 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/style/gloria-vanderbilt-death-dead.html (27 April 2020).
