Love Story Looks: Recreate Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s Iconic 90s Minimalist Wardrobe

Consider this your cultural dispatch. Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy isn’t “trending” — she’s resurfacing like a seismic shift. And just as Margot Robbie’s Wuthering Heights press looks sent us collectively spiralling into high-fashion obsession, the new Love Story series has the internet freeze-framing coats, zooming in on seams, and treating every bias slip like sacred text. In a world drowning in logos, her restraint feels almost insurgent: a woman editing the decade down to silk, structure and immaculate intention.

There are fashion icons, and then there is CBK — the woman who turned quiet luxury into a cultural language long before the term existed. Her style wasn’t chasing trends; it was pared-back glamour that read intimate, deliberate and impossibly modern. Slip dresses that moved like water. Tailoring sharp enough to outshine a flashbulb. Off-duty looks assembled with a clarity that still dictates the mood boards of minimalists everywhere.

Recreating Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy moves beyond nostalgia to shape a wardrobe that feels sharp, simple and deliberately composed. Her essentials translate seamlessly into now: crisp shirts, straight-leg denim, black dresses with purpose, polished flats and clean outer layers.

Our shopping guide strips away the guesswork — the pieces to source, the silhouettes that matter, and the effortless combinations that echo her signature precision. Ready to shop the CBK edit?

Shop Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy Inspired Pieces

& Other Stories Sleeveless Satin Midi Dress

$80 (was $169)

Charles & Keith Cordelia Pointed Slingback Pumps

$106

Henne Marcella Coat

$649

J-Crew Cashmere Sweater

$274

St Agni Paper Taffeta Column Skirt

$499

NA-KD Leather Squared Toe Fitted Boots

$153.96 (was $219.95)

Beare Park Merino Glove Dress

$499 (was $590)

SABA Piper Fitted Shirt

$149

St Agni 90s Belt Bag

$499

Assembly Label Mya Wool Jacket

$220

Agolde ’90s Pinch Waist Straight-Leg Jeans

$437

Assembly Label Zali Long Sleeve Tee

$50

Silk Laundry 90S Slip Dress Black

$355

Maeve Kitten Heel Sandals

$79.95

Heaven Mayhem Esme Sunglasses

$296.34

Tony Bianco Libby Vintage Loafers

$219.95

Citizens of Humanity Caradene Turtleneck

$310

Dissh Black 7/8 Capri Pants

$129.99

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