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A classy lady, who enjoyed a privileged life but was aware of her privileges...Great hostess too, her book about it is fun and great to read.

Does anyone here know who her hairdresser was??? Her hair was always perfect!!!!

I love love LOVE Jean Harlow . And so happy I found this video ! The dresses in Bombshell were sooo gorgeous

I work at the Chinese as a tour guide and I’ve become a historian through how captivating the history behind the theatre is. These photos with Jean and Sid are so beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.

Girlfriend of Nancy Reagan? So she wore Minnie Mouse Haute Couture, By Marc Bohan! Nothing to learn here: she certainly wasn't the kind of Diana Vreeland creative type. She was more the type of name dropping: Grace Kelly, Nan, etc. + charities: the way of avoiding taxes for the rich and powerful that destroyed the western economy. She probably is in Hell and she doesn't understand why: I did Charity! Why m I here?

Her comment on GF Ferre'aggravets me a lot: isn't HC supposed to be a dream that actually becomes adapt to your real needs and the world you live in? She was not capable to translate herself in his creations, and the reason could be she was getting old, or maybe she was just a rich American who needed to be lead to the dress: You should partecipate, as a client, to the creativity process, but she could not with Ferre': very telling about her nature! Not for nothing she held Bohan in great esteem... not somebody who could revolutionize anything made of fabric. She had money but she wasn't much more than a wearer: she would be ideal client of MGC & Virgine.

Are Betsy's pearls real?

Plastic women married to men who wanted a trophy wife. What a sad, pointless existence. High style? Hardly. Given endless amounts of money so many things are possible. But--if these pitiful creatures could create 'style' out of the bargain basement--that's more an achievement.

Can you tell/show how you reinforce the edges&folds?

for rich people. not working class like me.

I was proud my grandmother had class when all those other grandmothers were trash, lol. Gatekeeping grandmas.

Betsy granddaughters are the brand new blond swans of the 2000's

So sad her husband carried on a relationship with a known prostitute for years. Very sad....

Sad her husband carried along a relationship with a prostitute for years. Very sad.

Amy, We love, love, love you. And never ever ever leaving yourself out there alone. I'm old and this industry hurst people for fun.

A cameo by the great florist, David Jones! "Betts, how did you manage ALL those buttons!"

if you can afford haut couture, you have real style and a lot of money

The last piece she bought was PRE LVMH tells a lot right there

The grand daughters seem so intimidated about being elegant and fashionable how is that ?

She spent her whole life buying expensive clothes and wearing them. What a waste of a life. She wasn't a designer, a muse, an artist, a philanthropist, activist. She did nothing with her privilege. She shopped.

"Mrs. Alfred Bloomingdale?" Really? Is it 1947?

All the rose colored glasses in these comments are sending me! Couturiers still exist, they're just not the same names as in the past. Chanel, Dior, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Hermes...they've all gone corporate and make most of their profits from perfume and cosmetics. None of them are true luxury brands anymore.

The stiff hair.

As soon as mrs Bloomingdale said she didn't want robes with embroidery, due to the price, my heart sank... Nobody in their right mind says no to a dreamlike garment decorated by Maison Lesage !

As much as I love fashion, they're just clothes. You have to wear clothes or you get arrested. I'm 71 and pretty much wear either old preppie or bohemian. I've kept my designer stuff but can't be bothered to wear them. Except...the shoes😅

What a beautiful spirit she was and modest and grateful for all she had been given!

I just love her too much! Thanks for uploading these beautiful documentaries!

Betsy reminds me of Catherine the Princess of Wales. Both lovely women, tall, beautiful, elegant, poised and with the body of a catwalk model.

I'm 60. I remember the big thick fall edition of Vogue, how we looked forward to it! I made most of my clothes and good fabrics were readily available. I haven't lost my desire for style but the lack of good fabrics is just so disappointing. I have a wealth of styles in my head, and a great many sketches but no fabrics to create them with :(

Love her - so elegant, so well spoken

the hairdos are just horrid

She was great! Her granddaughters not so much.

These Bloomingdale girls are hella pissed they didn't get that 'ture!

Must have been painful to find out her husband had a 12 year affair with Vicki Morgan, 36 years his junior.

I worked as a coordinator for trunk shows at a high end luxury department store in Beverly Hills years ago. Whenever we had something for Oscar de la Renta, Valentino, Bill Blass, Christian Lacroix, Chado by Ralph Ricci Mrs. Bloomingdale would come in to see these collections and place an order. I would get excited to see clients like her instead of an a-list celebrity who usually drops by. I was always curious and anxious to see which looks she would order from these collections. It was fun to see how a haute couture client selects their picks from these designers. This gracious woman has devine taste and respect for couture with great style. For me she’s one of the all time best dressed socialites up there with Nan Kempner and Lynn Wyatt.

okay

Mrs Bloomingdale had class. She was wealthy, but gracious and sharing and relatable. This documentary is so lovely and inspiring. PS Mrs B was also very beautiful, desirable, and sexy. It must have been very exciting to spend time with her, what a woman.🙂🙂🙂❤💯

Beautiful video! In 1979 on an art history study tour of Europe our Parisian tour guide invited me to a Givenchy show. I can’t believe I said no thank you!

She had me at the black dress with feathers. ❤

Today's fashion is trash This is beautiful

No one really dresses like this anymore. When in person interviews were done, and ended just recently, the young people would come in in bermuda shorts. low cut tank tops and big earrings

What about a special on Vicki Morgan's line of lingerie?

Men really are the best designers. Especially the gay men. The flare, the exuberance and the attention to detail....

Mrs. Bloomingdale was beautiful in her time.

I'd say Betsy lived a charmed life. Lucky her.

Oh my! The good ole days! They dressed with elegance and class back then…what the hell happened?

Pretty boring. Bunch of old buddies with too much money and not enough to do.

works of art for the uber rich ladys whose hubbys were of questionable business practices.....how lovely......

she was best friends to nancy reagan, nuff said.