Gloria vanderbilt

The CNN host was joined by his ex-boyfriend Ben Maisani as he took care of funeral preparations for Gloria Vanderbilt earlier in the day, a little over a year after Cooper split from his beau of a decade.

The heiresses lived a full life that grew beyond her famous last name.

Editor's note: Columnist Philip Potempa is reporting while traveling by train to New York City for New Year's Eve in Times Square.

An illustrious family name became synonymous with designer jeans, as Ms. Vanderbilt became a celebrity in her own right.

The model, muse, heiress, fashion icon, designer, painter, businesswoman, and mother led one of the most fascinating and kaleidoscopic lives of the past century. At age 90, she told T.J. Wilcox, she was still looking for her next adventure.

Born 1924 in New York City, actress, writer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt became famous early in life at the center of a battle between her m...

Wine, women, song, Anderson Cooper's grandfather Reggie Vanderbilt really lived it up, if in limited terms, and was his mother's favorite. He was neither as dashing or rich as his brothers, but as a Vanderbilt, his name alone lent sufficient allure so that he was regarded as "terribly attractive". Like...

Gloria Vanderbilt

When asked how to stay young, Vanderbilt advised T&C readers to be happy, to exercise, and not to overeat or overdrink.

Gloria Vanderbilt's snug line made her a household name in the 1970s