From The New York Social Diary.1975. By then Jackie Onassis, Jackie O, was the most famous widow in the world, the most glamorous trophy wife in the world; admired, even idolized, Mrs. Kennedy Onassis epitomized youthful middle-age of the contemporary American women. When she went to a store and bought two dozen sweaters of a certain style, and WWD reported it the following morning, there was practically a line around the corner of that store, waiting to get in to buy what Jackie bought. It was her fresh energy. Her self-confidence. Her classiness under all circumstances.
Scb wrote a wonderful, thoughtful post about trying to find the secret to Jackie's style. A link led me to this advice:
Want to dress like Jackie? Here are a few pointers.
*Keep it clean.
*Pay attention to details.
*Have your tailor fit the clothes to you.
*Know your style.
*Stand tall.
*Remember that less is more.
*Get your father-in-law to pay for it all. (In 1961, Kennedy spent more than $100,000 in clothing and incidentals -- exceeding the president's salary for the year. Her father-in-law, Joe Kennedy, ended up paying the bills so there wouldn't be a scandal.)
Ahhhh. The father-in-law. There's the secret!
"It was her fresh energy. Her self-confidence. Her classiness under all circumstances." -- *That's* what I'm going for.
ReplyDeleteJust a turtleneck, pants, and shoes (and the everpresent shades) and she looks classy. *That's* what I'm going for. (Except with styles that suit me. No turtlenecks, ever again.)
But I don't have a father-in-law. Not even a poor one. Oh well... ... ... ;-)
Thanks for this post.