Happy Saturday everyone! For this weeks style icon I've chosen Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. There had never been a first lady so obsessively followed for her fashion prior to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. And for good reason, she was a woman who loved fashion and loved to dress.
Her shopping habits even exceeded her husband John F. Kennedy's presidential salary. Yet, her interest in fashion never came across as frivolous instead she always exuded coolness and sophistication. And more importantly her style looked wearable to even the average American housewife at the time. Some of the designers she loved to wear included Oleg Cassini, Coco Chanel, Hubert de Givenchey and Christian Dior.
Although she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars purchasing chic
ensembles -- think a-line dresses, pastel suits and pillbox hats -- her
look was easily translated to American women and became affordable and
attainable.
In the '70s, Jackie's style continued to evolve. She swapped her pastels, pill box hats and boxy separates for wide leg trousers,, striped shirts, silk scarves, espadrilles and over sized sunglasses
for daytime dressing and draped, patterned, glamorous gowns for
evening. Until her death in 1994, Jackie O continued her reign as one of
the most stylish American women.Her influence is still alive today.
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What makes Jackie a style icon is her unique fashion sense, her ability to change with the times and knowing what worked for her. Jackie's look will never go out of style.
Sources:
huffingtonpost.com
Disclaimer: All pictures are from google.
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