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Toronto Star
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
Capri pants are all the way back. Here's how to wear them in 2025
It's the Year of our Lord 2025 and I'm wearing capris. Not a gently cropped linen pant or a pair of ankle-grazing barrel-leg jeans, but bona fide pedal pushers that kiss the base of my knees. They're a comfy stretch knit material in a cute brown plaid print that I got from Reformation, and I'll admit that, when worn with an oversized white button-down, cat-eye sunglasses and minimal black flip-flops, I feel more like a '90s-era Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy than an early aughts Christina Aguilera or my sassy aunt Bev. The last time I felt this kind of breeze on my calves, 'Pieces of Me' by Ashlee Simpson was rising on the Billboard charts, had just married Marc Anthony after a very public (first) engagement to Ben Affleck, I was still reeling from the series finale of ' Sex and the City ' and we regularly wore business-casual outfits to the club. It was the summer of 2004 and my biggest worry was whether to wear my 'dressy' capri pants with a tube top or layered lace camis. Life was good.
Toronto Star
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
Capri pants are back. Here's how to wear them in 2025
It's the Year of our Lord 2025 and I'm wearing capris. Not a gently cropped linen pant or a pair of ankle-grazing barrel-leg jeans, but bona fide pedal pushers that kiss the base of my knees. They're a comfy stretch knit material in a cute brown plaid print that I got from Reformation, and I'll admit that, when worn with an oversized white button-down, cat-eye sunglasses and minimal black flip-flops, I feel more like a '90s-era Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy than an early aughts Christina Aguilera or my sassy aunt Bev. The last time I felt this kind of breeze on my calves, 'Pieces of Me' by Ashlee Simpson was rising on the Billboard charts, had just married Marc Anthony after a very public (first) engagement to Ben Affleck, I was still reeling from the series finale of ' Sex and the City ' and we regularly wore business-casual outfits to the club. It was the summer of 2004 and my biggest worry was whether to wear my 'dressy' capri pants with a tube top or layered lace camis. Life was good.
Toronto Star
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
Capri Pants Are All the Way Back
It's the Year of our Lord 2025 and I'm wearing capris. Not a gently cropped linen pant or a pair of ankle-grazing barrel-leg jeans, but bona fide pedal pushers that kiss the base of my knees. They're a comfy stretch knit material in a cute brown plaid print that I got from Reformation, and I'll admit that, when worn with an oversized white button-down, cat-eye sunglasses and minimal black flip-flops, I feel more like a '90s-era Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy than an early aughts Christina Aguilera or my sassy aunt Bev. The last time I felt this kind of breeze on my calves, 'Pieces of Me' by Ashlee Simpson was rising on the Billboard charts, had just married Marc Anthony after a very public (first) engagement to Ben Affleck, I was still reeling from the series finale of ' Sex and the City ' and we regularly wore business-casual outfits to the club. It was the summer of 2004 and my biggest worry was whether to wear my 'dressy' capri pants with a tube top or layered lace camis. Life was good.
New York Post
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Fashionistas are swarming an NYC pharmacy to snatch Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's coveted, iconic headband
She's still turning heads — and inspiring headbands. Nearly three decades after Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's life was cut short in a devastating plane crash, her chic, minimalist and unfussy style legacy lives on — and Gen Z can't get enough. A $36, ¾-inch tortoiseshell headband made by French hair accessory brand Charles J. Wahba and famously worn by the style icon in the '90s has become one of the hottest summer accessories — thanks to a recent social-media moment. Advertisement 9 Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's simple hair accessory is having a moment right now with younger generations. Sygma via Getty Images As a result, fashion mavens are now swarming C.O. Bigelow pharmacy in the West Village — where the exact headband is still sold — to emulate her elegant, effortless look. 'I think the first TikTok video about the headbands [and their association with CBK] was made by somebody from the Netherlands who was visiting New York City in 2023,' owner Ian Ginsberg told The Post. Advertisement While Ginsberg can't pinpoint exactly when the store began selling the French-made headbands, he said they were likely there 'way before' CBK started buying them. 9 Bessette-Kennedy was known for wearing the no-frills headband around NYC. Emmy Park for The resurgence comes amid news of Ryan Murphy's upcoming FX drama, 'American Love Story,' about CBK and John F. Kennedy Jr., a project facing backlash over so-called lackluster costume choices. No matter — fans are skipping the screen and heading to the spot where CBK once shopped, a fact confirmed by Vogue in 2023. Advertisement The tortoiseshell option became a street-style staple years ago, thanks to numerous paparazzi shots showing CBK wearing oval black shades and the no-frills accessory. @lydiarosehawken CAROLYN BESSETTE-KENNEDY'S FAVOURITE HEADBAND SHOP IN NYC 🍎❤️ If you follow me then you'll know I love my headbands so there was no way I wasn't going to pay a visit to CO Bigelow in Greenwich village on my recent trip. The fashion icon Carolyn Besette-Kennedy was one of the shop's most loyal customers and you can still purchase her favourite hair accessories today 🥹 #carolynbessettekennedy #greenwichvillage #nycguide #fashionjournalist ♬ Groovin' – The Young Rascals 9 CBK would often be seen around town sporting the now-famous hair wear. Sygma via Getty Images Ian and his son Alec Ginsberg, the store's COO, said C.O. Bigelow never promoted the pieces, but sales have exploded since TikTok picked up on the connection. Advertisement 'There was never really a resurgence,' Alec said. 'The demand never really died.' Now, thanks to the recent buzz, sales are spiking again — and those in the know say they're a steal, even at 2025 prices. (Store reps weren't certain of the price CBK would have paid decades ago.) 'The headbands are definitely worth the hype,' makeup artist and beauty mogul Olivia Barad told The Post. 'They feel extremely high quality and come in many different widths and colors.' She added, 'They are also very comfortable, which is super important. I'm very particular about the pattern and color of tortoiseshell that I wear, and these headbands get it absolutely correct.' Carolina DelRio, the store's beauty manager, said that when she first started working there a decade ago, the Wahba headbands came in just three colors: tortoiseshell, beige and black. 9 C.O. Bigelow's social media manager, Annika Ford, also opts for the same style and coloring preferred by Bessette-Kennedy. Emmy Park for Now the store offers similar pieces in more vibrant hues like hot pink and coral. Advertisement While many younger fans are just discovering C.O. Bigelow, located at 414 Sixth Ave., the 187-year-old apothecary has long been a family-run landmark drawing shoppers from far beyond Greenwich Village — and remains an NYC retail icon. Since 1838, its mixed personalized remedies and plant-based tinctures have served everyone from Eleanor Roosevelt to Sarah Jessica Parker and Mark Twain. 9 On Sixth Avenue, C.O. Bigelow isn't your average drugstore — it's America's oldest apothecary. Emmy Park for 9 Accessory expert Natalie O'Rourke dishes out free, custom hair tutorials at the store — whether you're channeling Bessette-Kennedy with a headband or going full Parisian with French pins. Emmy Park for Advertisement 'The store has such a classic and timeless charm that is completely in line with Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's style and aesthetic,' Barad said. Although C.O. Bigelow is nearly two centuries old, Alec said their customer base has been getting younger — most likely thanks to CBK's influence. 'I often help customers find the most flattering accessories for their hair color and always put that beloved tortoiseshell headband out for customers to find easily when I'm creating the displays,' accessories merchandiser Natalie O'Rourke said. 9 The $36 tortoiseshell staple from French brand Charles J. Wahba is flying off the shelves at Greenwich Village's C.O. Bigelow — the very spot CBK used to shop. Emmy Park for Advertisement Apart from C.O. Bigelow, the headbands are also available at Zitomer on Madison Avenue — a nearly 75-year-old Upper East Side pharmacy where CBK reportedly picked up shampoo and scrunchies. Though Wahba's hair accessories are sold in about 80 salons and shops nationwide, the brand has no website or social media — in step with CBK's low-key ethos, as reported by the New York Times. As a Calvin Klein publicist with a razor-sharp eye, the late fashionista favored minimalist power pieces from Prada, Jil Sander and Yohji Yamamoto — but she was also famously frugal. 9 Bessette-Kennedy dressed to impress, but was all about practicality. Sygma via Getty Images Advertisement 'Carolyn represents this chic, quiet luxury style I think many women want to emulate but feel they can't afford. So the headbands provide an affordable and accessible way to participate,' influencer Beverly Hart told The Post. According to the 2023 book 'CBK: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion' by Sunita Kumair Nair, CBK had full access to luxury brands like Manolo Blahnik and could afford anything — but only bought what she needed and insisted on paying, instead of accepting a freebie. CBK stuck to her style playbook — snapping up crisp white shirts, tailored coats, penny loafers and loads of blackout-worthy black, often buying the same staples in every shade. Her streamlined wardrobe supposedly consisted of just 30 to 40 items. 9 Young women of today admire CBK's chic, classic style. Sygma via Getty Images The long-time publicist's sartorial influence is stronger than ever these days. 'I think so many New Yorkers and TikTokkers are inspired by her style because while it's very clean and classic, there is always one element that makes it super unique to her,' Barad said. 'She had that 'It' factor. Even if an outfit looked simple or just thrown together, it was always done in the most perfect way.' Hart agreed: 'A lot of style icons, while gorgeous and fashionable, wear things that aren't practical for, say, a 10-minute walk and 25-minute subway ride to work.' But CBK's looks are still wearable, she said. 'Comfortable shoes, simple silhouettes, dark neutrals. Almost every outfit she wore you could wear to work today — that's what makes her unique.'
Graziadaily
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Graziadaily
New Pictures Of American Love Story Have Dropped And The Internet Has Thoughts
The fashion pack has been waiting patiently for the first shots and confirmed casting for American Love Story , the upcoming drama about the lives of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr. And, as the casting photos emerged online this week and the first outfits appeared, the worst appeared to be confirmed – the clothes aren't great. American Love Story ©20th Television, FX Network Cue eagle-eyed fans descending into fashion-fuelled overdrive and running to Reels to greenscreen their thoughts. You can see why these first-look photos have caused such a stir, with Bessette-Kennedy unknowingly hailed as one of fashion's biggest inspirations, the mother of that '90s Calvin Klein aesthetic, the person who managed to find the illusive pair of perfect blue jeans, the white shirt and the white slip wedding dress (oh, the wedding dress!). So far, the looks we've seen have fallen far too short of what could be one of television's biggest fashion moments, maybe ever? Ok, not ever , but come on, an undeniable draw to this couple is aesthetic, no? JFK and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, New York, 1996 ©Getty However, perhaps these are the scenes before CBK found her inimitable cool-girl fashion formula, before the Narciso Rodriguez silk slips, before the Birkins; let's give them the benefit of the doubt, right? I really am trying, but that tan-brown coat is seared into my brain at this point. I can almost feel the static. JFK and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, New York, 1997 ©Getty Now don't get me wrong, I am far from a fashion snob (I'm currently wearing £5 flip flops) and am in no place to judge (and here I am, judging) but this are one of the most sartorially-gifted couples of the 20th century; the hashtag #cbk has been used over 238,0000 times on Instagram, there are countless accounts solely dedicated to their style. The pair have transcended generations, beloved by Gen Z, Millennials and Boomers alike. So, with an (assumed) healthy wardrobe budget and more than enough inspo pics to go by, what's gone so wrong? Yes, sure, it may look like just jeans and a white shirt, but it's the cut of the jeans, the fit of the shirt that nails the brief, not a satin knee-length skirt and a pair of Converse (CBK would never)! This is an aesthetic that needs serious attention to detail to recreate, aka a dedicated wardrobe department sourcing archival pieces. Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, 1996 ©Getty Now, I know Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly, the actors, are undoubtedly talented and of course very beautiful people, there's no denying it, however trying to capture the effortless je ne suis quoi of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and JFK is one hard job, which just goes to show, you can't recreate cool. Julia Harvey has been Grazia's shopping editor for four years, overseeing and editing all things shopping for the title from trend pages, interiors, gift guides and the best things to buy now in both print and online.
