Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s style, decoded: a stylist shares the secrets of the 90s minimalist wardrobe

Guardian journalism is independent. We earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Build with 80% staples, splurge on timeless pieces and more tips on fashioning a minimalist wardrobe à la Bessette Sign up for the weekly Filter US newsletter, your guide to buying fewer, better things “Everyone is trying to copy her outfits after seeing Love Story,” Liz Teich, a stylist, said. She’s referring to the internet’s ongoing frenzy around Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s minimalist 90s style, made popular by the new TV series about her romance with John F Kennedy Jr. Since its release, Instagram and TikTok have been flooded with recreations of Bessette’s outfits – think white button-up shirts, tan pencil skirts and small-framed black sunglasses. (Many set to the tune of Frank Ocean’s American Wedding, the unofficial soundtrack for Bessette Kennedy content.) As a high-powered publicist at Calvin Klein, it’s no wonder Bessette always knew how to dress for the office. “But what made her style so appealing was how she curated her wardrobe as a whole,” Teich continues. Like Bessette, Teich worked in the fashion industry in the 90s. She started