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Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's Yohji Yamamoto Black Wool Double-Breasted Jacket
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15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's Yohji Yamamoto Black Wool Double-breasted Jacket, 1997,
Historically inspired with padded hips, tightly fitted waist and self-covered buttons. Together with an associated Junya Watanabe for Comme des Garçons black polyester skirt of interesting construction, designed to be worn 'back-to-front', Autumn-Winter 1998-99.
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Dimensions:
Jacket:
- Size: XS,
- Bust: 86cm, 34in,
- Waist: 66cm, 26in,
Skirt:
- Waist: 78cm, 31in
To view a photograph of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy wearing this item, click here.
All measurements are approximate.
RoseMarie Terenzio, Executive Assistant to John F. Kennedy Jr. and close friend of the couple. Both the jacket and skirt were personally gifted to RoseMarie by Carolyn.
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy is photographed wearing this jacket and a similar style skirt, holding hands with her husband John F. Kennedy Jr., attending the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal to Robert DeNiro, the Municipal Art Society in New York City, 4th March 1997. This image is reproduced in ‘Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy: A Life In Fashion’ by Sunita Kumar Nair, p. 178.