Gloria Vanderbilt’s Style Through the Years

Gloria Vanderbilt at the opening of “East of Eden” at New York’s Astor Theatre during her days as an actress.
Gloria Vanderbilt at the opening of “East of Eden” at New York’s Astor Theatre during her days as an actress.
Frank Sinatra Jr, Frank Sinatra and Gloria Vanderbilt walking out and about. Sinatra was one of Vanderbilt’s many star-studded suitors.
Gloria Vanderbilt at the opening night of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in New York City.
Actor Wyatt Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt, in 1966, arriving at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Cooper was Vanderbilt’s fourth husband.
Gloria Vanderbilt with Wyatt Cooper, at a Truman Capote party in New York in 1968.
Gloria Vanderbilt in a gown by one of her favorite designers, circa 1969.
Wyatt Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt attending the premiere of Bob Fosse’s Cabaret in New York City.
Gloria Vanderbilt out and about in New York, circa 1969.
Gloria Vanderbilt and Wyatt Cooper at a party for Liza Minnelli in 1972.
Gloria Vanderbilt at the Swan Ball benefiting the Tennessee Botanical Gardens and the Fine Arts Center in 1972 wearing Adolfo.
Gloria Vanderbilt, in Courreges, posing with one of her paintings, at her private studio in New York City. She made art until her death.
Gloria Vanderbilt at the finale of her Ready To Wear Collection in1976.
Gloria Vanderbilt with her sons, Anderson and Carter, at her fashion show in 1978.
Wyatt Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt at their New York home during a holiday party. Vanderbilt is dressed in a creation of her own.
Gloria Vanderbilt with her sons, Carter and Anderson Cooper, in 1983.
Gloria Vanderbilt and Bobby Short attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 100th-year birthday in 1980.
Gloria Vanderbilt and Carter Vanderbilt in 1985, three years before his tragic death.
Gloria Vanderbilt signs copies of her book, “It Seemed Important at the Time,” at the Lincoln Square Barnes & Noble in 2004.
Diane von Furstenberg and Gloria Vanderbilt launch a party for Gloria Vanderbilt’s book “Obsession” in 2009.
Gloria Vanderbilt at the “World of Gloria Vanderbilt” exhibition in 2012.
Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt attend the premiere of “Nothing Left Unsaid” in New York in 2016.