Jacqueline Kennedy during her televised appearance at the office of Attorney General Robert Kennedy thanking wellwishers for their 800,000 letters of support following JFK’s death.
Happy 87th birthday to First Lady Jackie Kennedy! During her time in the White House, she became a trendsetting style icon of the 1960s internationally.
“Dear Mrs. Kennedy” is one of the episodes on Netflix’s The Crown Season 2. The episodes is about the meeting of two of the greatest women of the twentieth century. Inspired by Jackie Kennedy and against her government’s wishes, Queen Elizabeth takes an unconventional approach to resolving an issue with Ghana. Jackie is a 2016 biographical drama film starred Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy and tells the story of her life immediately after the 1963 assassination of her husband John F. Kennedy.
I watched more than five times specifically for that episodes and two times for the movie. I feel a connection and respect towards her. There were lines in the episodes that I liked, “A shy person will seek out someone strong to protect them. And a strong character’s often one who enjoys public life who thrives on it. And then, before you know it, the very person you’ve turned to in order to protect you is the very reason your are exposed. Jack’s idea of heaven is a crowd.” I quite understand her through the lines since I’m also a shy person by nature.
Jackie is also a bonafide fashion icon who inspired millions with her chic wardrobe and effortless style. Elements that defined Jackie’s signature style were pillbox hat, gloves, perfectly styled hair, three layered pearls, and amazing coats. I saw numerous celebrities channeled her style such as Amal Clooney, Duchess of Cambridge and Duchess of Sussex. It’s clear that Jacqueline’s style legacy lives on today.
Just in time for my office three days two night outing in July. This year’s theme for the gala dinner – where usually falls on the eve of second day is ICONIC MOVIE CHARACTER. It feels different this year since I put more effort preparing and feel excitement towards the gala dinner. I searched for inspiration who will I be with several choices like Miranda Priestly, Mary Poppins, Vivian and even my brother suggested me to become Thor Girl.
She famously wore a Chanel pink suit and matching pillbox hat on the day her husband was assassinated. The outfit cannot get out of my head and I finally chose to channeled her pink suit style. Weeks before the outing I went searching for the outfit that looks similar to what Jacqueline wore on that day. I spent a lot of time looking for the pillbox hat, gloves, three layered pearls and of course the blazer and the skirt.
I get my hair done, put on my costume and not to forget the pillbox hat, and ordered 20 stalks of fresh roses to channeled JFK and Jackie Kennedy’s arrival in Dallas. The missing part is, if I become Jackie Kennedy, who is my JFK? Our group leader and partner in my office pose a picture with me, not to forget the roses I’m holding. I am not disappointed when I learned that I did not win the best costume or even nominated. I’m already content with all the preparations that I had and able to channeled her style is like a dream come true.
