Ritz-Carlton Magazine - Winter 2013 - Chinese - (Page 130)

H E R I TA G E Gloria V anderbilt T H E R I T Z - C A R LT O N , N E W Y O R K , D E C . 3 1 , 1 9 3 7 130 W W W. R I T Z C A R LT O N . C O M BETTMANN/CORBIS On the final night of 1937, Gloria Vanderbilt, 14, joined a New Year’s Eve party for young New York society. In such circles, teenagers were given a coming-out ball, which formally inducted young women into grown-up society. Gloria Vanderbilt had already been pulled into the adult world three years earlier, when the bitter custody battle between her mother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, and her aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt, shocked the world. America’s last gilded age paradoxically hit its zenith during the Great Depression; the tale of a 10-yearold heiress, apparently neglected by her gallivanting mother, branded her as the “poor little rich girl” and a symbol of rich indifference. Other headlines would follow: her romances with Howard Hughes, conductor Leopold Stokowski and film director Sidney Lumet. She later found her path as an author, artist and fashion personality. Gloria Vanderbilt Jeans ushered in the age of celebrity designers. She continues to exhibit her artwork and makes occasional appearances to speak about her interests in psychology and spirituality. http://WWW.RITZCARLTON.COM

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Ritz-Carlton Magazine - Winter 2013 - Chinese

Ritz-Carlton Magazine - Winter 2013 - Chinese
Contents
Contributors
Editor's Letter
President's Letter
Falling in Love with Beijing
Design
Technology
On the Boulevards
Shopping
Jewelry
Watches
Family
Local Knowldege
Outdoors
Puerto Rico
Montreal
Fashion
Culinary
Let Us Stay with you
Heritage

Ritz-Carlton Magazine - Winter 2013 - Chinese