1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 This week, Lucy and Ben take a trip to gilded age New York and rub shoulders with robber baron-socialites, the Vanderbilts. They examine a battery-powered costume and reflect on the trauma and tantrums of being one of the privileged ‘400’ to critique the parallels between America’s pioneering plutocrats and today’s popularity-seeking pin-ups. Just how does Kim Kardashian measure up against Cornelius ‘The Commodore’ Vanderbilt? References Gilded New York: Design, Fashion, and Society, ed Donald Albrecht and Jeannine Falino (The Monacelli Press, 2013). What Would Mrs Astor Do? The Essential Guide to the Manners and Mores of the Gilded Age, by&amp;nbsp;Ceceila&amp;nbsp;Tichi (2018) Zac Posen's light-up dress Queen of Versailles, dir Lauren Greenfield (2012) Dress: Fancy: The Podcast About Dressing Up https://www.dressfancy.uk <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/19469429/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/19469429