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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Emma Childs

Why Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s ’90s Minimalism Still Defines Quiet Luxury

A graphic of Carolyn Bassette Kennedy's best style.

Nearly 26 years after her tragic death, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy remains fashion’s definitive ’90s minimalist muse—so much so that when first-look shots of Sarah Pidgeon channeling her in FX’s American Love Story surfaced (a stiff turtleneck, a lifeless Birkin stand-in), fans erupted, imploring the showrunners to honor the Calvin Klein, Narciso Rodriguez, and Jil Sander DNA that CBK perfected.

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