They say fashion and design are a mirror of society, a reflection of the aesthetic, social, and behavioral trends of a specific moment in time. And if there's one thing that the rise of minimalism in the 1990s made manifest yesterday as much as it does today, it's that, when it comes to style, simplicity often equals longevity. And what is the viral success of FX's biographical drama hit show Love Story, which retraces the whirlwind, passionate romance between JFK Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette, one quietly luxurious outfit at a time, if not another proof of how frills-free sophistication outlives not only fleeting phenomena, but even life itself sometimes?
If paparazzi portraits of the prematurely departed couple, who passed away in a tragic plane crash in 1999, are proliferating across all social media platforms for the enduring charm of their "effortful effortless" clothing choices, for us, the Livingetc team, the interiors captured in Love Story, which is streaming weekly exclusively on Disney+ in the UK, are the protagonists worth taking lessons from — starting from the sleekly minimalist West 39th Street Calvin Klein HQ production designer Alex DiGerlando and set decorator Lydia Marks recreated so faithfully in Connor Hines' trendy FX series.
