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How one 'incredibly inappropriate' dress perfectly sums up 'The Gilded Age' finale

The following contains spoilers from the Season 1 finale of "The Gilded Age." "I'm worried that it may be too small," says Bertha Russell, the socially ambitious wife of a railroad tycoon at the center of HBO's "The Gilded Age." "New money" incarnate, Mrs. Russell (Carrie Coon) is talking to her staff about the opulent ball she's hosting to christen her Fifth Avenue estate and, she hopes, ...
Carrie Coon, left, and Donna Murphy in "The Gilded Age."

The following contains spoilers from the Season 1 finale of "The Gilded Age."

"I'm worried that it may be too small," says Bertha Russell, the socially ambitious wife of a railroad tycoon at the center of HBO's "The Gilded Age." "New money" incarnate, Mrs. Russell (Carrie Coon) is talking to her staff about the opulent ball she's hosting to christen her Fifth Avenue estate and, she hopes, reach New York society's inner circle. Will the city's notables attend the extravagant event? And — more important — what will she wear?

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