In love, beautiful, and glamor: all about the auction dedicated to John Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette
Their love story has been in 1994 in the spotlight. From the moment they married (1996) until their death in 1999, they never stopped being a « IT-Couple »
25 years have passed since the tragic death of John F Kennedy Jr and his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in a plane crash off Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts: it is July 16, 1999 when the world received the shocking news of the plane that folded in the Atlantic Ocean. Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, her sister Lauren and her husband John F. Kennedy Jr died tragically while heading to a wedding ceremony. It was her, the girl pr by Calvin Klein, who captured the heart of the son of the former president in the early nineties. Their overwhelming love story He catapult them to the status of « it-Couple »becoming a fixed point of the world scene American scene. Bethete’s legacy is undeniable, has influenced generations of « silent luxury » looks. Now, Sotheby’s has announced that some of the most iconic pieces of his personal collection will be the protagonists of the their « Fashion Icons » auction In New York in December 2025. From the double -breasted jacket of one of his most trusted stylists, Yohji Yamamototo the coat in a leopard synthetic fur who lent her dear friend Rosemario Terenzio, the wardrobe of Bessette is really part of the cultural history.
Bethete remained calm and composed for all their relationship, an energy that also shown from her style. His style? White shirts with collar and sheath dress, simple sober evening dresses with events and a classic palette of neutral colors of beige, black and white. He loved black clothes.
