Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy wore Yohji Yamamoto.
Bonhams' own press release documents this Yohji Yamamoto SS1998 black silk wrap trench dress as worn by Bessette-Kennedy to The Supper Club in 1998 (photographed with Lee Radziwill). Provenance traced from her sister Lisa Bessette to family friend Sasha Chermayeff, who consigned it — the first time a piece from her wardrobe reached auction.
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Shade not documented — no swatch shown
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What dress did Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy wear?
Yohji Yamamoto black silk wrap trench dress, Spring/Summer 1998. Bonhams' own press release documents this Yohji Yamamoto SS1998 black silk wrap trench dress as worn by Bessette-Kennedy to The Supper Club in 1998 (photographed with Lee Radziwill). Provenance traced from her sister Lisa Bessette to family friend Sasha Chermayeff, who consigned it — the first time a piece from her wardrobe reached auction.
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Similar — not documented on her
Yohji Yamamoto current wrap-coat and trench-as-dress silhouettessame design house, same signature wrap/trench-as-dress construction; the exact SS1998 style is not in production