Nineties minimalism stands the test of time …
Almost 30 years after her tragic and untimely death, style icon Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy is spring’s “ghost influencer” and muse. As fascination with the 1990s continues, CBK’s understated chic is very au courant, a sort of progression of last season’s quiet luxury trend. Champion of bias-cut slip dresses, bootcut Levi’s, crisp white men’s shirts, T-shirts paired with column skirts and classic wool coats (Prada), she favoured a palette of black, white, grey, camel and blue. She had just 40 pieces of clothing in her wardrobe, accessorising with slim oval sunglasses, broad hairbands that swept back her wash-and-go hair, midheel boots, loafers and barely there sandals. Move over Parisian chic, it’s time to channel this New Yorker’s pared-back polish. Shop her simple look below …
White oversized cotton shirt, €19.99, at H&M.
Levi’s Indigo 725 highrise boot-cut jeans, €133, at Next.
Victoria Beckham satin slip dress, €912, at Mytheresa.
Black Iris doublebreasted lambswool coat, €812, at The Landskein.
Block heel ankle boot, €189, at Dune.
Tortoiseshell Alice headband, €19, at Arket.
Black Outta Love acetate-frame sunglasses, €60; at Le Specs.
Longines 18ct pink gold Master Collection GMT 40mm watch with leather strap, €16,950, at Weir & Sons.
Eau de parfum, €165; www.byredo.com.
Tatcha Kissu Lip Mask, €32, at Space NK.
Mark of a Kiss lipstick, €38, at Charlottet Tilbury.
Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy by Elizabeth Beller, €13.75, at O’Mahony’s Booksellers.
