Renowned fashion designer, artist, and socialite Gloria Vanderbilt died on Monday at the age of 95.<br />The news of her death was announced by her son, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.<br />According to Cooper in his on-air obituary,... his mother passed away after a brief battle with stomach cancer.<br />An heiress to a railroad fortune,... Vanderbilt later built a fashion empire,... designing jeans for women,... which were previously made only for men.<br />Vanderbilt died at home with friends and family at her side.<br />
