Then, It was a good six months of daily searching, she says.
It was so meticulous because her styles were pretty much the rarest of the rare to look for.
(The name Carolyne was not a nod to Bessette-Kennedy, but rather Blahniks artist friend Carolyne Roehm.)
John Kennedy and Carolyn Besette-Kennedy arrive at a reception for what would be J.F.K.’s 80th birthday in 1997. She wears Manolo Blahnik’s “Carolyne” shoes.
People were freaking outtheyre such a unique pair.)
The trickiest style to track down?
Beige Manolo Blahnik Mary Janes with a tiny buckle in front.
Prada snakeskin Mary Janes—along with a moodboard of research Rabinowitsch did to identify the design.
A pair of Prada boots, meanwhile, came all the way from Japan.
Prada snakeskin Mary Janesalong with a moodboard of research Rabinowitsch did to identify the design.
But no one to my knowledge has really looked ever like her specific shoes and footwear staples.
Including in the drop? Prada leather boots—like the ones Bessette-Kennedy wore here.
And what do they tell us?
But they also show something else: the deep and necessary practicality of Bessette-Kennedys style.
Including in the drop?
Prada leather bootslike the ones Bessette-Kennedy wore here.
Theres so much interest in this vintage, timeless way of dressing, says Rabinowitsch.
Carolyn was a perfect embodiment of that.
