What: Prada, Yohji Yamamoto, Versace
The place: “Newman’s Personal” George Awards, Hearth & Ice Ball, strolling in New York
Put on it with: Bootcut denims, a black weekender bag, strappy sandals
A Tortoiseshell Headband
Eternally related to the plastic headband, Bessette-Kennedy wore a thick, tortoiseshell iteration year-round, be it with a Miu Miu costume and Prada boots, or along with her go-to Levi’s. The publicist is alleged to have gotten the Charles J. Wahba headband from Greenwich Village apothecary C.O. Bigelow, although different sources declare she purchased them from Higher East Aspect pharmacy Zitomer.
What: Charles J. Wahba
The place: Out and about in New York
Put on it with: Miu Miu costume, Prada coat, Levi’s 517s, a white T-shirt, knee-high boots
Oval Sun shades
Bessette-Kennedy favored the oval Aldo shades from Selima Optique, carrying them with virtually any outfit. The model later named a pair, the Carolyn, in her honor.
What: Selima Optique
The place: Her honeymoon in Turkey, in New York
Put on it with: A bandana, bootcut denims, strappy sandals, a Birkin, a black winter coat
Closet Staples
Even Bessette-Kennedy’s closet staples have been elevated, from the white Yohji Yamamoto Homme shirt she wore to the 1999 Whitney Museum gala to the black Ralph Lauren turtleneck she paired with brown Helmut Lang pants and her black Birkin.
What: Levi’s 517s, button-up shirts, loafers, black shoulder luggage, a black turtleneck, black pointy-toe slingbacks
The place: The Whitney Museum Gala, the Robin Hood Basis profit, out and about in New York
Put on it with: A Birkin, an L.L. Bean Boat and Tote, oval sun shades, Helmut Lang pants, a Chanel sundress, Prada boots
All-Black Formalwear
Bessette-Kennedy was keen on an all-black look, particularly when it got here to formalwear. Nonetheless, whereas her colour palette was singular, she confirmed loads of vary from her waist-cinching Yohji skirt fits to the glamorous two-piece off-the-shoulder quantity she wore to the Warhol Look/Glamour Type and Style Exhibition Gala on the Whitney.
What: Yohji Yamamoto, Jean Paul Gaultier, Alexander McQueen
The place: The White Home Correspondents’ Dinner, a White Home State dinner, the Profiles in Braveness Awards
Put on it with: Strappy black sandals, black velvet opera gloves, pointy-toe pumps, a pink lip, a glossy bun
