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What to Expect When You're Marrying a British Aristocrat
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Marie Antoinette, Fans, and a Nearly Famous 'Gilded Age' Dress
It’s not every day that one finds oneself swanning into the V&A after hours with a glass of bubbly in hand, the museum’s marble halls bathed in golden…
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Before She Said Yes: The Letter Where Our AMERICAN HEIRESS Still Hadn't...
Every so often in the archives, I come across a letter that feels less like a document and more like a window into someone’s soul.
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Decoding the language of Gilded-Age social signals
From the archives
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Heiresses, Tiaras, and Gilded Secrets
From Fancy Dress Balls to Family Tragedy: Following the Threads of Two Remarkable Women
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Gilded Gossip: An American Heiress on Consuelo Vanderbilt’s Scandal
This month’s first audio letter comes from November 30th, 1906 — and it's a gem.
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Gilded Age Spotlight: Ward McAllister
If your name wasn’t on the list, blame Ward.
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Our First Gilded Heiresses LIVE Is Happening — Today!
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Accidentally just made a MASSIVE Gilded Age discovery!
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Paris in a Day: Couture, Croissants, and a Family Mystery
A 5 a.m. dash to Paris for the House of Worth exhibition, and the discovery that Alberta’s missing gown might still be waiting in the Mapperton trunks.
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Powder and Perfume:
Beauty Secrets of the Gilded Age Elite
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