Gillian Hearst-Shaw

The Hearst Sisters Bunk Up in The Sheffield

The Sisters: Lydia and Gillian
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The Sisters: Lydia and Gillian

The recently married publishing heiress Gillian Hearst-Shaw has closed on a condo in the 41-story Midtown building where her sister Lydia lives. Ms. Shaw paid $1.65 million for a 32nd-floor apartment in the Sheffield building at 322 West 57th Street, city records show. The Sheffield is just a stone's throw from Hearst's corporate headquarters and the offices of Town and Country magazine, where Ms. Hearst-Shaw has worked as an editorial assistant for over a year since her reality show was not picked up.  read more »

Gillian Hearst-Shaw Overcame Her Fear of Condoms; Hopes You Will, Too

Gillian Hearst Shaw, right, with her sister, Lydia.
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Gillian Hearst Shaw, right, with her sister, Lydia.

Those kooky new Trojan condom commercials on TV, which magically turn a dirty hog into a beddable dude after he picks up a condom, may work for some people—like, for example, the frat boys who regularly recognize Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively on the street. But when it's time to recruit a more well-heeled consumer to the joys of Trojans, Gillian Hearst-Shaw is the lady for the job.

“Before I was married, I was very picky and selective about who I chose to get intimate with,” she told The Daily Transom at a recent dinner party benefiting ACRIA, an AIDS charity.  read more »