Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, the Minimalist Queen of Camelot
Fashion, Pop Culture, Column Paula Luengo Fashion, Pop Culture, Column Paula Luengo

Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, the Minimalist Queen of Camelot

“Picture this: New York City, 1996. It is announced that one of the city’s most eligible bachelors, John F. Kennedy Jr., is getting married to his stunning, relatively-unknown, Calvin-Klein-publicist girlfriend Carolyn Bessette after two years of dating. Your heart is broken, and you are devastated until you take a good look at her; suddenly, she is on your Top 5 People-to-Rob List.

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Truth or Dream: The Hennin
Fashion, Pop Culture, Column Paula Luengo Fashion, Pop Culture, Column Paula Luengo

Truth or Dream: The Hennin

Although Medievalism is still very much present in today’s fashion, one thing is true about people living in the Middle Ages: they loved dramatic headpieces much more than we do now. From medieval snoods to crowns, mail coifs, helmets and circlets, the truth is that they paid attention to ornament, particularly to ornamented headpieces, and their designs continue to have presence in current pieces and trends.

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