Jacqueline's unique style of dress has set off a "jackie look style" in fashion history, and her story has also been made into the movie "Jackie", which restores Jacqueline's dress one-to-one, and won the Best Costume Design Award in the Oscar hit film of that year.
Today, the woman who has set off the "jackie look style" in fashion history is Kennedy Lee. Jackie Kennedy. Married to President Kennedy, she was the "first lady" in American history.
Her story was also made into the film Jackie, directed by Natalie Lee. Played by Portman, the film restores Jacqueline's dress one-to-one, and won the best costume design award in the Oscar hit film of that year.
When it comes to Jacqueline herself, she is not a rich aristocrat, and her love affair with President Kennedy can be called a very successful "celebrity history".
"Jacqueline was born into a wealthy family on Long Island to irish parents. Unfortunately, at the age of 12, her parents divorced, her mother remarried, and her stepfather and Jacqueline's mother had a son and a daughter, and although the family was rich, she and her sister were not eligible to inherit the inheritance."
However, Jacqueline has been exposed to art, horseback riding, literature, painting since she was a child, often listening to operas, reading novels, reading fashion magazines, she does not have to worry about work, and her daily life is to mix with various social parties to live the life of a big lady.
This developed Jacqueline's mature sociability, and when she met Kennedy, she decisively broke up with her ex-boyfriend and chose to associate with the more promising Kennedy.
They worked hard to get kennedy's father's approval, and in 1953, they were successfully married.
The two have since married, and the princess-style wedding dress was designed by ann lowe, a black female designer at the time. From her choice of wedding dress designer, it can be seen that this girl is very assertive.
After marriage, Jacqueline served as an elegant and generous "first lady" and also a personal stylist for Kennedy, and Kennedy's image instantly became neat and handsome, which attracted a lot of goodwill and votes for his campaign at that time.
In September 1960, Kennedy announced his inauguration as President of the United States, and Jacqueline's most important thing to do was to prepare for the inauguration dress.
She wrote a letter to Marita O'Connor, who was working in a boutique at the time, briefly describing the details of her need to wear a custom dress.
This young and fashionable political couple, the two of them have the feeling of a blockbuster together.
01
During the Cold War, the style of "neon diplomacy"
At that time, during the Cold War, Jacqueline, who had an independent personality, changed the tradition of the White House hostess showing herself as a virtuous housewife and opened up the style of "neon diplomacy".
In 1961, when Jacqueline accompanied Kennedy to France, her French attire was loved by the French, and she also broke the tradition that American wives wore only American brands.
Since she had lived in France and spoke fluent French, she liked to wear clothes designed by famous French designers such as Christian Dior, cristobal balenciaga and givenchy.
Designer Valentino praised her: "Jacqueline is always dressed just right, she is the perfect combination of nature and maturity, and no one can match her nobility!" ”
So much so that Kennedy proudly said "I'm the man who accompanied Jacqueline to Paris, and I'd love to do that".
In 1962, when she and her sister visited India, the look was "textbook-level."
On the first day of arrival at Delhi Airport, I wore a pink tweed suit with a round top hat, which was very eye-catching in the crowd.
Beautiful hair accessories, the local elements are cleverly integrated into their own dress, adding a sense of affinity.
The shoulder-length dress adds a touch of dexterity, not only makes the figure look slender and straight, but Jacqueline cleverly matches a pair of white gloves, which looks very elegant.
Stacking a white pearl necklace is enough to show how much Jacqueline loves pearls.
But no one expected that on November 22, 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated, when he was sitting in an open-top car passing through Deeli Plaza in Dallas, Kennedy was shot twice in a row and fell into Jacqueline's arms and died.
In a very dangerous situation at the time, Jacqueline insisted on showing up with the children to send Kennedy on his last journey.
The metaphor in the film is, "The president's wife without a president is like a chair without a roof, alone in front of people, like a sudden and sad piece of furniture, although conspicuous, but useless." ”
Since then, Jacqueline has never made a high-profile appearance.
She has maintained a love of fashion throughout her life, and she has never been ambiguous about elegance. She is very thin enough to ensure that she looks good enough, and she also maintains a record of spending 10w dollars an hour to buy and buy.
The designer of the costume, Oleg Cassini, recalled: "In the period after President Kennedy was sworn in, there was no woman who did not want to wear her same dress, comb her hair, walk and talk like her. ”
Her outfit always caused a wave of "jackie look" imitations.
There are countless trendy pieces: power suits, pill hats, headscarves, oversized sunglasses, bow belts, cape coats and more.
02
Six pop elements, a must-have for Jacqueline's wardrobe
# what to wear
· Power suit
The first is the president's wife's favorite power suit with pearls of greater or smaller size, elegant and exquisitely cut.
In addition, a variety of fresh colors, lining Jacqueline is particularly white and young, wearing a dress designed by Carolina herrera and a collarless blazer, the tender yellow is more elegant and intellectual.
The blue tweed set is paired with a white tote bag and pointed shoes, fresh and natural, and the demure style is neat and tidy and can't go wrong.
White tweed suits, black pointed shoes and handbags, there is a calm beauty.
On Valentine's Day 1962, she wore a dior red power suit with a three-layer pearl necklace.
This impressive pink suit, the day President Kennedy was assassinated, Jacqueline wore this suit.
It is based on the Chanel Fall/Winter 1961 collection, tailor-made by Chanel,000 American tailor Oblake Cassini, and is currently preserved in the National Archives.
One piece dress
Monochromatic dresses paired with beautiful jewelry are also one of the most classic "jackie looks". Makes her look very youthful and lively all the time, and is dazzling in the crowd.
Jacqueline's obsession with bright colors and pearl elements is available, and the fabrics and cuts are both elegant and without losing a sense of power.
Evening gown
Sleeveless or bandeau dresses are very pleasing every time they appear, the fabrics are mostly silk, satin, taffeta with her favorite white gloves, elegant and generous without losing the sense of design, with classic white gloves to add dignity and refinement.
When visiting India, the white shoulder tweed suit is outstanding, also paired with white gloves and pearl earrings, which is clean and very flattering.
Photographed with the young Queen of England when visiting Britain, Jacqueline is no less, a sleeveless dress with black and yellow panels, neatly cut, making the whole person look spirited and taller.
There will be a slight convergence in style, but Jacqueline likes bright color variations, and different saturation and material pink are also her favorite.
A-line coat
When going out, Jacqueline's favorite cocoon coat appeared to be slender in the calf part, and with pointed cat heels, she often wore, and various popular coats were very popular at the time.
When he ran for the campaign, he wore a red coat and a black hat, holding his husband Kennedy together, which was very eye-catching among the men.
In December 1961, in the "League of Progress" project in Latin America, she wore a goose-yellow wool coat with a matching hat.
Jacqueline's looks are mostly solid colors, she does not often wear prints, but she has a fondness for leopard prints. In 1962 her royal fashion designer Oleg Cassini designed a leopard-print fur coat for her, which was very chic at the time.
Pillbox and pearl necklace
In addition, the medicine box hat is also the signature piece of Jackie Look, and she agrees with Chanel's interpretation of pearls to express and promote this new pearl culture with her own dress and influence.
Jacqueline wears a top hat, a pearl necklace and a suit on her body at almost all events, large and small. Some of the most famous hats are from the hands of Bergdorf Goodman hat designer Halston.
In her later years, Jacqueline returned to media work, and at that time, her dressing style was more practical, lighter and more comfortable, no longer stuck to meticulousness or excessive flamboyance, and transformed into a confident professional woman.
Sleeveless one piece dress, simple cut, without any superfluous embellishments, exquisite and smart, tonal rules Jacqueline knows her way.
She also wears a silky top and pants, dominated by a calm black-and-white blue color. But there are more attempts in style, the classic polka dot umbrella skirt with chic's metal belt, which shows a modern temperament after being smart.
The minimalist slim knitted top, directly embellished with a silk scarf, not only breaks the monotony, but also has a full sense of art.
The 90s shirt paired with the smart look of wide-leg pants is comfortable and generous with a sense of simplicity.
At the wedding of her daughter Caroline in July 1986, she wore a mint green silk dress with floral earrings, and her signature short hair was still very goddessly.
The black cake dress still appears in her photos, and the years have not taken away her elegance.
"Fashion is fleeting, style is eternal".
Inspired by Jackie Look, all the models have combed Jacqueline's same fluffy curls and costumes are based on a variety of candy-colored dresses, which can be almost 365 days a year.
And the 2019 Elisabetta Franchi Autumn/Winter Show imagined jackie looking an imaginary upgrade in the 21st century.
Jacqueline's simple, modern style of dress drove fashion change in the late '90s, when reports said:
"Every girl in Paris wears a simple A-line skirt, a pill box hat on her head, and heels on her feet. For the first time ever, an American has led the world in fashion. ”
Jacqueline's unique style is still worth learning from today, she also told us that no matter what age, no matter what fate will be, you should not lose the aura and charm of women in your life, let's pay tribute to this elegant and strong woman today.
Edit: hpink
Editor-in-charge: hpink
Design: jiayi