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Two-Piece Day Dress, 1961

Chez Ninon (American, est. ca. 1927) after fall–winter 1961 model by Marc Bohan (French, b. 1926) for Christian Dior (French, est. 1947)

Dark red wool bouclé by Rodier

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy during the televised White House tour, Valentine's Day, 1962

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Dress, 1962

Oleg Cassini (b. France 1913)

Apricot silk ziberline

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy during a daytime boat ride on Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India, March 17, 1962

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Coat, 1961

Oleg Cassini (b. France 1913)

Greige wool melton

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy to the Inauguration Ceremony, Washington, D.C., January 20, 1961

John F. Kennedy Library and Museum Coat (detail)

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Pillbox Hat, 1961

Bergdorf Goodman (est. 1901)

Beige felt

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy to the Inauguration Ceremony, Washington, D.C., January 20, 1961

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Evening Gown, 1961

Oleg Cassini (b. France 1913)

Ivory double-faced silk satin twill by Abraham

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy to the Inaugural Gala, National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C., January 19, 1961

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Evening Gown, 1962

Oleg Cassini (b. France 1913)

Azure blue silk crepe Giselle by Asher

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy to a Foreign Ministry reception, Mexico City, June 29, 1962

John F. Kennedy Library and Museum Evening Gown (detail)

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Dress, 1962

Oleg Cassini (b. France 1913)

Black silk and wool Alaskine by Bucol

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy for her audience with Pope John XXIII, the Vatican, March 11, 1962

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Evening Dress, fall–winter 1960

Hubert de Givenchy (French, b. 1927)

Deep pink silk radzimir

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy to a Staff Christmas reception, the White House, December 12, 1962

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Evening Dress, spring–summer 1961

Hubert de Givenchy (French, b. 1927)

Ivory silk ziberline embroidered by Hurel with silk floss, silk ribbon, and seed pearls

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy to a dinner at the Palace of Versailles, June 1, 1961

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Evening Dress, 1961

Oleg Cassini (b. France 1913)

Shell pink silk-georgette chiffon embroidered with sequins

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy to dinner at the Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, where she met Soviet premier Khrushchev, June 3, 1961

John F. Kennedy Library and Museum Evening Dress (detail)

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Evening Dress, 1961

Oleg Cassini (b. France 1913)

Pink-and-white raffia lace

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy arriving at a dinner given by President and Madame Charles de Gaulle at the Elysée Palace, Paris, May 31, 1961

John F. Kennedy Library and Museum Stole, 1961

Oleg Cassini (b. France 1913)

Pink-and-white raffia lace

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy arriving at a dinner given by President and Madame Charles de Gaulle at the Elysée Palace, Paris, May 31, 1961

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Evening Dress

Oleg Cassini (b. France 1913)

Celadon silk jersey

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy at a White House dinner honoring Nobel Prize Laureates of the Western Hemisphere, April 29, 1962

John F. Kennedy Library and Museum Evening Dress (detail)

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Day Suit, fall–winter 1956

Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (French, 1883–1971)

Black ribbed wool by Garrigue, with blouse in ivory dot-embroidered silk satin

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy at a tour for officials of the American National Theater, the White House, March 12, 1963

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Riding Coat, ca. 1954

American

Brown-and-green wool check

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy during a fox hunt in Uppervillle, Virginia, November 1961

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"Quorn" Hunt Cap (detail)

James Lock and Company (English, est. 1676)

Black velvet

Worn by Jacqueline Kennedy

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Greece

Jacqueline Kennedy with Mrs. Konstantine Karamanlis, wife of the Greek premier, at the Parthenon, Athens, June 11, 1961

Dress (1960) in denim blue linen by Norman Norell (American, 1900–1972)

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Jacqueline Kennedy with Mrs. Konstantine Karamanlis, wife of the Greek premier, at the Parthenon, Athens, June 11, 1961

Dress (1960) in denim blue linen by Norman Norell (American, 1900–1972)

John F. Kennedy Library and Museum Jacqueline Kennedy with Princess Irene, King Paul, Queen Frederika of Greece, and Lee Radziwill, Athens, June 13, 1961

Dress ("Vie end Rose") (1961) in apricot linen by Marc Bohan (French, b. 1926), for Christian Dior (French, est. 1947)

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The Vatican

Jacqueline Kennedy before her audience with Pope John XXIII, the Vatican, March 11, 1962

Dress (1962) in black silk and wool Alaskine by Bucol by Oleg Cassini (b. France 1913)

Felici, Rome/Courtesy John F. Kennedy Library and Museum

Jacqueline Kennedy before her audience with Pope John XXIII, the Vatican, March 11, 1962

Dress (1962) in black silk and wool Alaskine by Bucol by Oleg Cassini (b. France 1913)

Felici, Rome/Courtesy John F. Kennedy Library and Museum

Jacqueline Kennedy with Pope John XXIII, the Vatican, March 11, 1962

Dress (1962) in black silk and wool Alaskine by Bucol by Oleg Cassini (b. France 1913)

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Pakistan

Jacqueline Kennedy with President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan, March 21, 1962

Coat (1962) in pale blue silk-and-wool Alaskine by Oleg Cassini (American, b. France, 1913); Hat (1962) in pale blue baku straw by Bergdorf Goodman (American, est. 1910)

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Jacqueline Kennedy with President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan at the Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, Pakistan, March 22, 1962

Coat (1962) in acid yellow silk jacquard by Gustave Tassell (American, b. 1926)

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Jacqueline Kennedy with President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan at the Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, Pakistan, March 22, 1962

Coat (1962) in acid yellow silk jacquard by Gustave Tassell (American, b. 1926)

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Jacqueline Kennedy with Lee Radziwill on a camel ride, Karachi, March 25, 1962

Dress and Coat (1962) in scarlet, orange, and hot pink printed and ribbed silk matelassé by Gustave Tassell (American, b. 1926)

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Mexico City

Jacqueline Kennedy upon arrival in Mexico City, June 29, 1962

Day ensemble (1962) in leaf green silk gazar with matching hat by Oleg Cassini (b. France 1913)

John F. Kennedy Library and Museum Jacqueline Kennedy at a luncheon given by President Adolfo López Mateos, Mexico City, June 30, 1962

Top and skirt (1962) by Oleg Cassini after Karl Lagerfeld (German, b. 1938) for Jean Patou (French, 1880–1936); hot pink silk shantung by Bergdorf Goodman (est. 1901); hat of hot pink parabuntal straw (1962), model number 4842

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White House Photo, Courtesy John F. Kennedy Library and Museum Sitting Room of Queen's Dressing Room (before restoration), 1960

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Back to photographs of White House restoration Treaty Room (after restoration), 1963

White House Photo, Courtesy John F. Kennedy Library and Museum Treaty Room (before restoration), 1952

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White House Photo, Courtesy John F. Kennedy Library and Museum East Sitting Hall (before restoration), 1960

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White House Photo, Courtesy John F. Kennedy Library and Museum First Lady's Dressing Room (before restoration), 1952

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Back to photographs of White House restoration Lincoln Bedroom (after restoration), 1963

White House Photo, Courtesy John F. Kennedy Library and Museum Lincoln Bedroom (before restoration), 1960

White House Photo, Courtesy John F. Kennedy Library and Museum