Decades after Carolyn Bessette’s death, her minimalistic and chic fashion continues to inspire. From her streetwear to red carpet looks, people still can’t get enough of Bessette’s style (and so many are flocking to grab a copy of the book examining her fashion entitled CBK: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion). And it seems even a member of the royal family was so inspired by Bessette that she was the biggest inspiration behind her wedding look.
Back in 1996, Bessette donned a $40,000 silk slip dress with a cowl décolletage from Narciso Rodriguez during her and JFK Jr’s big day on Sept 21. Rodriguez was one of Bessette’s close friends that she met while working at Calvin Klein, and when asked about the dress, Rodriquez said, per the Standard: “It’s pretty seductive for a wedding dress, wouldn’t you say? It shows Carolyn’s personality: clean, classic, sexy, seductive.”
And it seems as though the simple, elegant look was one of the looks Meghan Markle reportedly wanted to emulate on her wedding day.
While everyone knows about the silk Clare Waight Keller ball gown she donned for the May 2018 ceremony. But her reception gown? She wore a sophisticated white silk gown from Stella McCartney that channeled Bessette, per Harper’s Bazaar.
Along with the simple dress, Meghan said in a previous interview with Harper’s Bazaar, she gushed that Bessette’s iconic gown was “everything goals!”
Meghan: A Hollywood Princessby Andrew Morton
When Meghan Markle officially joined the royal family in 2018, the world was captivated by the Hollywood starlet who’d won the heart of Prince Harry. But there’s so much more to Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex than meets the eye. Andrew Morton takes longtime royal fans all the way back to Meghan’s humble beginnings growing up in The Valley of Los Angeles, working her way through Hollywood, and surging to prominence on the series Suits. Learn more about what’s made the resilient woman the royal she is today, and get a sense of how Meghan’s past has informed her present and future.
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