The name of Gloria Vanderbilt is known in various qualities. An actress, artist, designer, writer and socialite from America, who became the first designer of blue jeans. The bright representative of the bohemian society of the mid-twentieth century fully realized herself in all directions, becoming a model of style and success.
Origin of Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria was born in 1924 in New York in the family of a large railwayman Reginald Vanderbilt. Gloria Laura Morgan Vanderbilt is the only child in the family. Father led a wild life, drank a lot and was fond of gambling. Gloria was one year old when her father died, and she inherited half of his fortune of several million.
Gloria's father was the son of George Washington, and married the young daughter of a banker and a descendant of pirates named Morgan.
Her mother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, until the age of her daughter, became the manager of her fortune. Mother and daughter often traveled from New York to Paris with their nanny Dodo and mother's sister Telma. The girl was left unattended while traveling.
The lifestyle of the daughter-in-law, which was often reported in the issues of the judicial and secular chronicles, and her influence on little Gloria did not like Gertrude Vanderbilt, the sister of the late father. She sued in 1934, trying to get custody of a child. The scandalous trial with tears and tantrums of the mother ended with the transfer of custody of Gloria to Gertrude Vanderbilt.
Education and artistic taste
Little Vanderbilt Gloria moved with her aunt to Long Island. Here, surrounded by her father's relatives, her childhood passed. The mansion had luxurious decoration comparable to Versailles. The aunt who sheltered Gloria collected art objects and was famous among collectors. Living surrounded by genuine masterpieces contributed to the formation of artistic taste.
Gloria Morgan received the right to visit her daughter only under supervision. Even after adulthood, the actress remained strained relationship with her mother. The mother did not receive financial assistance from her daughter and lived in Beverly Hills with her sister.
Gloria was sent to private schools in Long Island, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Gloria developed cravings and a love of art at workshops of the league of student artists.
The first artwork was sold to Hallmark.
In addition to her passion for drawing, Gloria Vanderbilt entered the Acting League of New York and took acting lessons.
Actress film career
In the late 50s, Vanderbilt Gloria starred in several TV shows, where she opened her acting talent.
The small series Little Gloria (1982) was filmed based on the history of litigation that filled Gloria Vanderbilt’s childhood. The series received a proper rating and was awarded with two Golden Globe and Emmy film awards.
Starting a successful business in design
Energy and will, coupled with talent, helped Gloria Vanderbilt realize all of his endeavors. Despite the inheritance received, which allowed her to live and not to worry about anything, she began to make money on her own, which she did on a grand scale.
Subsequently, she took up the design development and production of her own line of dishes and cutlery, bed linen.
In the mid-70s, Gloria Vanderbilt, whose biography is interesting to many of her fans, was carried away by the modeling business. The brand name was the launch of the scarf line. The work of designer Vanderbilt did not go unnoticed, and a proposal for cooperation from a model corporation from India was received.
Gloria Vanderbilt: jeans and perfume
As a result of collaboration, a line of jeans was launched, with its own logo in the form of a swan and the inscription Gloria Vanderbilt on the back pocket. In the 80s, almost every girl wore jeans of the Gloria Vanderbilt brand. The "chip" of the development was the use of new stretch jean technology, emphasizing the attractiveness of female forms. “Revolutionary" jeans became a miracle and a gift for women.
The project was successful, and soon appeared shoes, blouses, leather products under its own brand.
Now Gloria Vanderbilt jeans are classics along with Armani and Calvin Klein brands and are world-famous.
The business was actively developing, sales were growing and designer products were supplemented with elite perfumes, accessories and liquors.
The personal life of the actress and business woman
In the first and short marriage, Vanderbilt Gloria entered Hollywood as soon as she arrived in 1941. Her husband was an agent of Pasquale DiChicco.
Conductor Leopold Stokowski became her second husband. From this marriage, the actress has two children: Leopold Stanislav (1950) and Christopher (1952). The union with the conductor also broke up.
With the famous director Lidney Lumet in the summer of 1956, Gloria Vanderbilt entered into a marital union. Seven years later, the couple broke up.
The alliance with writer Wyatt Emory Cooper was more lasting. In a marriage with Cooper, two sons were born. The eldest son Carter at the age of 23 committed suicide by jumping out of a window on the 14th floor. The tragic event greatly influenced Gloria, because everything happened before her eyes. Overwhelmed by emotions, she joined the group of psychological assistance to people whose relatives died through suicide.
The second son, Anderson Cooper, is a renowned CNN reporter and model. Gloria Vanderbilt, whose personal life could not be improved in any way, was widowed after the death of her husband in 1978 during a heart operation.
The romantic relationship of the actress with musician and photographer Gordon Parks lasted many years until the musician died in 2006.
Behind this secular lady, the nickname of the fatal woman who breaks men's hearts is preserved. Many said that Gloria Vanderbilt is a heartbreaker. Orson Welles, Marlon Brando, Howard Hughes and Frank Sinatra could not resist her charm and beauty.
What else is known about Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria Vanderbilt sold the copyright for the brand with her name and moved away from participating in the development. Jones Apparel Group bought the right to manufacture jeans of a well-known brand. The perfume series Gloria Vanderbilt has been produced by L'Oréal for several decades.
After leaving the fashion business, Gloria Vanderbilt took up creativity. She creates canvases of paintings and writes books. At the first Dream Boxes exhibition in 2001, held in Manchester, the artist presented paintings and received a positive assessment in the expert community. The next exhibition of 35 paintings was held at the Center for the Arts.
Vanderbilt Gloria published 3 novels, 4 memoirs, and she is also published in periodicals. Sometimes attends TV shows of his son.
The last time the attention of the media and the public to the personality of Gloria Vanderbilt was attracted by the autobiography "Obsession: Erotic Stories", released in 2009. The book contains descriptions of romance novels of an actress of a frank nature.
