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Gloria Vanderbilt Died Leaving Style Legacy Behind

By A Mystery Man Writer

See her most iconic looks through the years.
Gloria Vanderbilt in January 1955, holding a copy of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Time of Your Life by William Saroya. When she was younger, her style veered more conservative.
Gloria wearing a vintage 1830 beige wedding gown made from French linen after exchanging vows with her third husband, movie director Sidney Lumet, in 1956. She accessorized with a remarkably contemporary touch: a flower crown.
Gloria at home, wearing a white lace dress designed by Mainbocher with white heels and a black necklace. This was an unconventional pose and dress for what’s typically a very proper portrait.
Gloria in New York, in the late 1960s in a graphic mod get-up. She wears a patterned black and white ensemble, and her hair is pulled back in her signature classic chignon.
Gloria in the late 1960s or early 1970s, wearing a slim black turtleneck and wide-leg white trousers with an embellished belt. A shoulder bag and a playful hat top off this playfully chic, deceivingly simple look.
Gloria photographed for Vogue in 1970. She is seated on the patchwork floor in her New York apartment, in front of the fireplace, wearing a silk caftan with a ruffled collar.
Gloria in her New York studio with paintings on the walls and floor, photographed for Vogue in 1975. She wears an all-white suit with dark wedge heels.