Since Ryan Murphy’s “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” premiered earlier this year, the world’s obsession the iconic couple and their minimalist ‘90s style has reached a fever pitch. Kennedy may have had his Kangol hats, sweater vests and baggy jeans; but it’s Bessette’s Calvin Klein office attire and ‘IYKYK’ designer pieces that have sent fashion girls into a shopping frenzy trying to mimic the look. Well, now we know where they’ll be this weekend.
The same West Village inhabitants clamoring for the plastic headbands she once purchased at C.O. Bigelow can stop by an NYC Alex Mill store and add her signature sunglasses to their collection — as long as supplies last, of course.
The brand partnered with Selima Optique — the NYC boutique where CBK herself shopped for eyewear — on a “direct reissue of the exact pair Carolyn purchased in the ’90s,” per a press release. Now dubbed “The Carolyn” frames, they’ll be available starting April 4 at Alex Mill’s Mercer Street store (77 Mercer St) and Upper East Side location (1182 Madison Ave) exclusively.
“She bought one color, but then I made others for her because she was so obsessed with the style,” Selima Salaun, founder of Selima Optique, told Fashionista in a 2023 interview. “She had such a specific look, she was very chic. She never asked for pink or red or blue. It was tortoises, khakis, and neutrals.”
Each pair of the reissued style has been handcrafted in France in “a very small batch,” according to the release. They’re priced at $520 and being sold one per customer in a limited run beginning Saturday, April 4.
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