Oleg Cassini’s pristine Gilded Age NYC mansion fetches $34.5M in a bankruptcy sale following a bitter battle with his secret widow

It’s a fashionable home — but the backstory behind its dramatic sale is anything but stylish.

The House of Cassini — a Gilded Age mansion owned by designer Oleg Cassini’s widow and her sister — has finally sold for $34.5 million in a judge-approved bankruptcy sale, according to city records filed this week. Cassini, best known as First Lady Jackie Kennedy’s favorite designer for her signature suits and pillbox hats during the Camelot era, was also linked to some of the world’s most beautiful women — from ex-fiancée Grace Kelly to Marilyn Monroe.

The buyer, as listed in the records, is shielded by an anonymous shell corporation…

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