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Did I say I was a writer? I lied. I'm a fashion fangirl, and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy is every critics favorite celebrity. If you don't know who Bessette-Kennedy is, you're either eleven years old or just completely lost. Carolyn Bessette was a publicist for Calvin Klein and the late JFK Jr.'s wife. The duo got married in 1996 and stayed married until their tragic deaths in 1999, when JFK Jr.'s plane crashed off the coast of Martha's Vineyard with Carolyn and her sister, Lauren Bessette in the plane along with him. The famous wedding dress she wore, (pictured) was a simple bias cut white gown designed by Narcisco Rodriguez (the dress skyrocketed his career as a designer.) This dress is what cemented her as a style icon, a young and beautiful bride walking out of a chapel with her dashing, royal husband. We've seen all throughout history princesses and celebrities wearing attention grabbing, show stealing gowns. Carolyn didn't need any of that; she made women all over the world jealous just wearing sweats.
Bessette-Kennedy was a mastermind minimalist. She even said it herself, "I am not
comfortable in anything ornate, I like clean and understated looks." Her style was very 90s, and if you really look you can find some modeling shots she took that look to be around the early-to-mid 80s, and she's totally rocked out. If she were still alive, there's no doubt in my mind she'd be wearing t-shirt dresses and Adidas Superstars. She was a woman who understood style, she knew that you didn't need to have on a full face of makeup or a dazzling gown to look beautiful and realized that if she didn't move with fashion, she'd be left in the dust of it. When I think of her, I see an image of a tall blue eyed beauty wearing brown boots, a long pencil skirt and a long sleeve black shirt. This is what many people picture and there's a reason it's so iconic. Her tan skirt covering a fourth of her light brown boots, low waisted atop her black skintight top is a risk few women are willing to take, and it's tough to pull off. We didn't see outfits like this looking so chic until Bessette started whippin' em' out. (You go, Glen Coco!) She introduced us to a variety of styles and textures proving that you didn't just need to be full breasted or skinny legged to be beautiful, you needed to be modern and chic. Especially in the guerrilla warfare of the 90s fashion world.
The last iconic look I'm going to fangirl about today is one she wore at Municipal Art Society's 1998 Revitalization of Grand Central Terminal. Her whole outfit could be simple and ordinary, but the details said different. She could make a plain black top and skirt look elegant and stunning with matching gloves and a pair of strappy heels. I love this look because not only is it elegant and beautiful, it's so wearable. All you have to do for an outfit you can wear anywhere you want is remove the gloves, maybe switch out the shoes & hairdo and you've got yourself a party look. She took style to places it's never been and me and thousands of others are grateful for that. Rest in paradise, angel. I hope they have a Saks Fifth Avenue in Heaven, you deserve it.
(Note: Lee and Carolyn!!!!!! I'm fangirling so hard rn they're so pretty and Lee looks so happy !!!!!!!! Yay!!!!!)
Sincerely yours, Diana Scott.
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