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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Lauren Cochrane

‘Fashion murder’: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy fans aghast at first images from Netflix series

Sarah Pidgeon walking on the street followed by a film crew
Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy filming on the streets of New York. Photograph: AKGS/BrosNYC/Backgrid

In fashion, only the real favourites have acronyms. See SJP for Sarah Jessica Parker, ALT for the fashion editor André Leon Talley and – particularly relevant right now – CBK for Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.

The wife of John F Kennedy Jr who died in a plane crash in 1999 is sometimes seen as America’s answer to Diana, Princess of Wales. Like Diana, she was loved for her style – called minimalist, chic or “quiet luxury”. Instagram is full of accounts posting archive images of her, influential brands such as The Row, Toteme and Gabriela Hearst design clothes that channel her approach to dressing and there have been books and auctions in recent years.

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