Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

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Fashions worn by Camelot's First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy are now on display at the exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, April 22, 2001. (Photo by George DeSota/Newsmakers)

 

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Emblematic of modern Western luxury and sophistication, this shell pink silk-georgette chiffon, sequin-embroidered evening dress by Oleg Cassini was worn by Jacqueline Kennedy at a soiree with Nikita Khrushchev at the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria on June 3, 1961. It is now on display at the exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, April 22, 2001. (Photo by George DeSota/Newsmakers)

 

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Jacqueline Kennedy wore this black Alaskine dress by Oleg Cassini for the first lady's audience with Pope John XXIII at the Vatican in Rome, March 11, 1962. It is now on display at the exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, April 22, 2001. (Photo by George DeSota/Newsmakers)

 

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Jacqueline Kennedy wore this Oleg Cassini pink Alaskine coat and Halston hot pink straw hat for her arrival in New Delhi, India, March 12, 1962 to meet Prime Minister Nehru and his daughter, Indira Gandhi. It is now on display at the exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, April 22, 2001. (Photo by George DeSota/Newsmakers)

 

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Jacqueline Kennedy wore this azure crepe evening dress by Oleg Cassini, inspired by a Givenchy model, to a foreign ministry reception in Mexico City on June 29, 1962. It is now on display at the exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, April 22, 2001. (Photo by George DeSota/Newsmakers)

 

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Jacqueline Kennedy wore this riding coat (in dun-and-wine wool plaid) borrowed from her mother, Janet Lee Auchincloss, while riding the polo grounds of the President's residence in New Delhi and during a visit with Pakistan's president, Mohammad Ayub Khan in Virginia. It is now on display at the exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, April 22, 2001. (Photo by George DeSota/Newsmakers)

 

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Jacqueline Kennedy wore this evening dress of spangled white synthetic tulle embroidered with rhinestones and gray silk velvet by Oleg Cassini, after a Karl Lagerfeld design, at a White House state dinner honoring President Felix Houphouet-Boigny of the Ivory Coast on May 22, 1962. It is now on display at the exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, April 22, 2001. (Photo by George DeSota/Newsmakers)

 

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Jacqueline Kennedy wore this evening dress of pink silk chiffon embroidered with porcelain beads and rhinestones by Oleg Cassini based on a Hubert de Givenchy design, for the opening of the "Mona Lisa" exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington on June 3, 1963. It is now on display at the exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, April 22, 2001. (Photo by George DeSota/Newsmakers)

 

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Jacqueline Kennedy wore this pink silk-dupioni shantung evening dress by Guy Douvier for Christian Dior to a White House state dinner honoring Andre Malraux, French minisiter of culture, on May 11, 1962. It is now on display at the exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, April 22, 2001. (Photo by George DeSota/Newsmakers)

 

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Jacqueline Kennedy wore this celdon silk jersey evening dress by Oleg Cassini (inspired by the designer Madame Gres) for a dinner honoring Nobel prize winners of the western hemisphere at the White House on Apirl 29, 1962. It is now on display at the exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, April 22, 2001. (Photo by George DeSota/Newsmakers)

 

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Jacqueline Kennedy wore this black silk velvet and Chinese yellow silk satin evening dress by Chez Ninon for a White House state dinner honoring President Manuel Prado of Peru on September 19, 1961. It is now on display at the exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, April 22, 2001. (Photo by George DeSota/Newsmakers)

 

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Jacqueline Kennedy wore this ivory duchesse silk satin and ruby-beaded silk organdy evening dress by Chez Ninon on two different occasions with Indian Prime Minister Nehru. It is now on display at the exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years" at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, April 22, 2001. (Photo by George DeSota/Newsmakers)

 

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An Oleg Cassini Evening Dress Made Of Celadon Silk Jersey Is Seen In This Undated Photo From The Metropolitan Museum Of Art Exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years." Kennedy Wore The Dress April 29, 1962 At A White House Dinner Honoring Nobel Prize Laureates Of The Western Hemisphere. The New York Exhibition Runs From May 1, 2001 To July 29, 2001. (Photo By Getty Images)

 

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An Oleg Cassini evening gown made of ivory double-faced silk satin twill is seen in this undated photo from the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years." Kennedy wore the dress April 29, 1962 at a White House dinner honoring Nobel Prize Laureates of the Western Hemisphere. The New York exhibition runs from May 1, 2001 to July 29, 2001. (Photo by Metropolitan Museum of Art/Getty Images)

 

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A Hubert De Givenchy Evening Dress From 1961 Is On Display In This Undated Photo From The Metropolitan Museum Of Art Exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years." Kennedy Wore The Ivory Silk Ziberline Dress June 1, 1961 To A Dinner At The Palace Of Versailles In France. The New York Exhibition Runs From May 1, 2001 To July 29, 2001. (Photo By Getty Images)

 

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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Wears A Chez Ninon Two-Piece Day Dress February 14, 1962 During A Nationally Televised Valentine's Day Tour Of The White House In Washington, Dc. The Famous Dress Will Be On Display At Metropolitan Museum Of Art Exhibition "Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years." The New York Exhibition Runs From May 1, 2001 To July 29, 2001. (Photo By Getty Images)

 

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: This black "stone" bead, double strand necklace, worn by Jacqueline Kennedy when her husband announced his US presidential candidacy, was estimated at 200 USD and sold for 115,000 USD during the Sotheby's auction of the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 25 April in New York. The auction is over a period of four days to accomodate 1,100 lots. (Photo credit should read SOTHEBY'S/AFP/Getty Images)

 

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: This simulated diamond and colored stone necklace and matching earclips by Kenneth Jay Lane was estimated at 1000 USD and sold for 90,500 USD during the Sotheby's auction of the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 25 April in New York. The auction is over a period of four days to accomodate 1,100 lots. (Photo credit should read SOTHEBY'S/AFP/Getty Images)

 

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: This simulated pearl necklace worn by Jacqueline Kennedy while in residence at the White House sold for $190,000 USD during the Sotheby's auction of the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 25 April in New York. The auction is over a period of four days with nine separate sessions to accomodate 1,100 lots. (Photo credit should read SOTHEBY'S/AFP/Getty Images)

 

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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: This 1962 file photo shows John F. Kennedy, Jr. playing with his mother's necklace at the White House. The simulated Pearl Necklace worn by Jacqueline Kennedy while in residence at the White House sold for USD 190,000 during the Sotheby's auction of the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 25 April in New York. The auction is scheduled to take place over a period of four days with nine separate sessions to accomodate 1,100 lots. (Photo credit should read JFK LIBRARY/AFP/Getty Images)