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Even in 2023, the influence of 90s fashion is hard to escape and no one defined the era quite like Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. Known for her chic, effortless minimalism and a street style that even todays most famous fashionistas struggle to rival, Bessette Kennedy is a timeless source of style inspiration and a new book is going to prove it.
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion by fashion designer and creative director Sunita K. Nair features stunning imagery of Bessette Kennedy’s most famous looks — and some underrated ones — the book pays homage to her ability to define her place in the fashion industry and in pop culture history before she had even found her voice in the limelight.
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‘Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion’ by Sunita Kumar Nair
Bessette Kennedy, a publicist for Calvin Klein, was thrust into the spotlight in the early 90s when she began dating John F. Kennedy Jr, the son of late president John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy. Their highly-scrutinized on-and-off romance, 1996 wedding and their marriage made Bessette Kennedy a household name until the couple, and Bessette Kennedy’s older sister Lauren, died in a plane crash in 1999.
Bessette Kennedy wasn’t one for public interviews so, though her image lives on, insights into her personal life and personality are few and far between. Nair’s book, however, corrects that by providing never-before-published personal anecdotes from friends and family, including such fashion luminaries as Graydon Carter, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Manolo Blahnik, Wes Gordon, Tory Burch, and Samira Nasr. Hence why the book is a must-read for fans of Bessette Kennedy who want to know the woman behind the influential styling she is best known for.
The book also features words from Gabriela Hearst, award-winning designer to First Lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and Edward Enninful, OBE, Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue.
Before you go, click here to see all the women JFK was accused of having affairs with during his marriage to Jackie Kennedy..
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