The gilded age costumes

The Gilded Age took cues from Alva Vanderbilt’s 1883 ball, which “was the most extravagant affair of its kind America had ever seen.”

The catty and outrageously wealthy inspirations for HBO’s “The Gilded Age” were even more outlandish than their fictional counterparts.

Julian Fellowes has written an American version of Downton Abbey for HBO, so we’re recapping this first season of The Gilded Age! Starting in 1882, the story promises to be a juicy soap opera…

Julian Fellowes has written an American version of Downton Abbey for HBO, so we’re recapping this first season of The Gilded Age! Starting in 1882, the story promises to be a juicy soap opera…

The catty and outrageously wealthy inspirations for HBO’s “The Gilded Age” were even more outlandish than their fictional counterparts.

Check out where the period drama filmed Season 1 and 2 in Albany, Troy and Cohoes.

"The Gilded Age" costume designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone tells TheWrap about how she communicates wealth, power and sophistication on HBO.

The Gilded Age took cues from Alva Vanderbilt’s 1883 ball, which “was the most extravagant affair of its kind America had ever seen.”

Julian Fellowes' new period drama, premiered in the US on Monday and on HBO and Virgin Atlantic in the UK last night, but failed to impress critics from The Guardian and New York Times.