A magazine of the heirs, houses and rituals of modern wealth

Isak Danielson | Beyond the Ballads

Pioneers

The families behind the fortunes: who made the money, who inherits it, who marries into it and who walks away.

Andrew Mellon

Seven Truths About Roosevelt’s Andrew Mellon Tax Case in 2026

Dylan Lauren

What We Know About Who Owns Dylan’s Candy Bar in 2026

The real Gilded Age socialites (Astor-era New York)

How Alva Vanderbilt Played Mrs Astor’s New York in Three Moves

Del Vecchio family (Ray-Ban heir)

Ray-Ban’s Founder Was Too Fair to His Heirs

The Fendi family and LVMH

PioneersThe 10-Part Answer to Who Owns Fendi Now in 2026Five Roman sisters sold their mother’s house to Prada and LVMH more than a quarter of a century ago. Their descendants have kept turning up…