In June, Ryan Murphy’s production studio released a first look at Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy in an upcoming TV dramatization of her relationship with John F. Kennedy, Jr. Audiences were quick to express their disappointment at the interpretation of the style icon — Pidgeon’s shade of blonde was too platinum, her coat more Zara than Calvin Klein and her Birkin not even the right model. Get an inside look into how brands and retailers approach new trends, technologies, channels, consumer habits and more. Murphy pivoted and hired costume designer Rudy Mance to revamp Pidgeon’s look — to great acclaim. Since the premiere of “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn inspiration from Bessette Kennedy’s style, searching for ways to replicate her lipstick, headband, hair color and even perfume.
“There is such a timelessness about her beauty aesthetic,” said Maddie Aberman, deputy editor of Ipsy, which published a roundup of beauty products inspired by Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s style in February. “That resonates with definitely Ipsy members, and I think just the modern beauty consumer who is maybe a little a little burnt out on these hyper trends that we’re cycling through so fast today.”
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