Before her death in a plane crash, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy was a well-known fashion icon.As the wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., she was frequently photographed at glamorous events.She was known for her classic style that has come to embody the quiet-luxury aesthetic.
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Arguably no one can nail classic, “cool-girl” style quite like Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy did.Bessette-Kennedy shot to prominence in the mid to late ’90s as the girlfriend and then wife of prominent Kennedy family member John F. Kennedy Jr., the only son of former President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and her older sister, Lauren Bessette, were killed in a plane crash 25 years ago on July 16, 1999. There were no survivors from the accident, which happened off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard.
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Before her passing, Bessette-Kennedy was known as a fashion icon, thanks to her minimalist outfits, which embodied what we now call the quiet-luxury aesthetic and featured a color palette of mostly black, white, beige, and navy.Thomaï Serdari, the director of the fashion and luxury MBA program at NYU’s Stern School of Business, previously told Business Insider that quiet luxury is defined as “clothing of the highest quality, but also clothing that [is timeless], is sophisticated and understated” — that is, no gaudy prints or designer logos in sight.Here are nine of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s best, most timeless looks.
