September is among the more popular months for weddings and apparently, that applies to wedding dress auctions too. The Valentino dress that Jacqueline Kennedy owned and wore for her wedding to the Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis sold for more than triple the pre-sale estimate at Bonhams’ “Classic Luxury: Style Icons” auction. The final bid … Read more
LONDON — The leading ladies of the late Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis are having quite the moment. A biopic on his former lover, the American-Greek soprano Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie just premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival and now his wife and former First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ Valentino wedding outfit … Read more
Thirty-five years after former President Ronald Reagan and former First Lady Nancy exited the White House, a new Hollywood-fied biopic that explores their impact will be released nationwide Friday. Dennis Quaid’s cinematic portrayal of the 40th American president in “Reagan” will examine his unlikely rise to power and how his wife supported him throughout. For … Read more
However integral image-making is to the success of politicians, most of America’s first ladies would rather not be remembered for their fashion choices. But regardless of party affiliations, fans and foes alike are fascinated by them, given how much time they spend parsing over photos and footage of inaugurations, campaign stops, state dinners, presidential debates, … Read more
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s enduring style has become a cottage industry unto itself with fans and followers still copying some of her signature looks, and authors like Elizabeth Beller and Sunita Kumar Nair referencing her fashion choices in their books. Never mind the revival of the slipdress — the unexpected choice that she had decided on with … Read more
LONDON — For the first time ever, an item of clothing from Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s wardrobe is going under auction at Bonhams in New York in June as part of the auction house’s third online fashion sale in the U.S. Bessette Kennedy, the former Calvin Klein publicist turned wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., wore … Read more
