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Pretty In Pink : Jacqueline Kennedy And The Politics Of Fashion, Barbara Pascarell Brown
Pretty In Pink : Jacqueline Kennedy And The Politics Of Fashion, Barbara Pascarell Brown
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
When John Fitzgerald Kennedy began his long-shot quest for the presidency, he and his advisors feared his wife was a political liability and would alienate American voters with her aristocratic bearing and tastes. Not only did the Sorbonne-educated Jacqueline Kennedy cultivate a sophisticated style and dress in the slim sheaths and tight slacks favored by Parisian couturiers, she spoke in a cultured, whispery voice and was fluent in several languages. She exuded glamor. To an America used to its First Ladies looking and dressing like Bess Truman and Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs. Kennedy was an anomaly. In this analysis, I trace …