Gilded age aesthetic

Julian Fellowes’s new HBO series draws heavily on the New York that Edith Wharton wrote about in The Decoration of Houses

The wealthiest families of the Gilded Age lived in enormous mansions outfitted with gold, marble, and priceless art. Take a look inside.

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The Gilded Age has not yet been renewed for a third season at HBO. Here's what we know about its chances of coming back, plus who would be in the cast and more.

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

Louisa Jacobson and Harry Richardson in The Gilded Age (2022)

Ahead of Julian Fellowes’s new HBO show, appropriately titled “The Gilded Age,” we’re rounding up some of the best films to take on the era, including Martin Scorsese’s “Age of Innocence” and Jane Campion’s “Portrait of a Lady.”

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