The most beautiful couple of the 90s. She is a haughty goddess, tall, blonde, and fashionable. He is the American dream par excellence, handsome, elusive, cheeky, and impeccable. Carolyn Bessette and John John Kennedy are the protagonists of the tragic love story that most marked the 90s.

All the most legendary love stories end in tragedy: Orpheus teaches it, who swore he would never love again after losing his beloved Eurydice in the snares of Hades, Ophelia knows it, who breathed her last breath wrapped in madness caused by her crazy desire for Hamlet, Dante tells it, who, to meet Beatrice for one last time, runs into terrifying beasts and circles of Hell. Leading the group of beautiful and eternally damned, the most talked about couple of the 90s, a duo that stole the hearts of all America and beyond: John John Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette. The eligible bachelor and the haughty blond muse. An era-defining story of secrets, fashion, pain and mass media. A tragedy that put an end to the phantom Kennedy Curse, the popular belief that the Kennedy family was subject to terrible curses. But before the pain, there was love. Discover the whole love story of Carolyn Bessette and John John Kennedy

He, John F Kennedy Jr, or better known as John John Kennedy (to distinguish him from his father) is the firstborn of the beloved President John F Kennedy and First Lady <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/culture/history-behind-jackie-kennedy-pink-suit-chanel-jfk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jackie</a> . Born in 1960. His photo in the Oval Office or his heartbreaking farewell to his father's coffin, at just three years old, standing at attention in a small blue coat, are historic. He grew up surrounded by the media that captured every moment of his life. He is handsome, more handsome than he appears in photos: John is charismatic, elusive, enigmatic. He attended Brown University (one of the most prestigious American universities, part of both the Ivy League and the Association of American Universities) with a degree in History, and then threw himself into the world of law. It was 1987 when he was elected "most handsome man in the world", crowning him the most eligible bachelor (and lawyer) in the United States. He left the world of law to devote himself to publishing and in 1995 founded George , a monthly magazine bought by many, for the numerous gossips about the founder's family. The public was terribly hungry for Kennedy, everyone wanted a piece of them, so beautiful, so impossible, so unlucky. Willingly or not, creating a lot of movement around his surname, was also John himself and his numerous love stories. Many women from the entertainment world stole his heart: Madonna, <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/culture/sarah-jessica-parker-movies-tv-best-roles-hocus-pocus-sex-and-the-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Sarah Jessica Parker</a> , Daryl Hannah and finally her, the one and only Carolyn Bessette .
Discover the whole love story of Carolyn Bessette and John John Kennedy

Carolyn Bessette was born in 1966: a very tall, very blonde, with ice blue eyes and an uncommon charm. She began her career in the fashion world working for Calvin Klein in Boston, as a personal shopper, and then to the headquarters in New York. She is the brand's official PR and muse. Once she landed in the Big Apple, it is said she began to devote herself to jogging. And so, in true New York style, she met the love of her life, in the romantic setting of Central Park. It was love at first sight. They dated for a few months (he left actress Daryl Hannah for her) and then made their engagement official at the launch party of George magazine . Close friends of the couple said that Carolyn was the perfect woman to get engaged to a boy with John John's temperament: she scolded him, retorted in kind and let the phone ring for minutes before answering. From that fateful meeting in the park, her life changed radically, and she, always shy and silent, found herself thrown into a hellish circle, made up of obsessive and suffocating press, gossip and a cumbersome family. The pressure was so overwhelming that the two married on September 21, 1996, in great secrecy, on Cucumber Island in Georgia. A wedding for a few close friends, only fifty guests. Rumors say that she refused John John's first proposal, but that the firstborn Kennedy did not give up until he received a yes. The dress (which went down in history as "The most beautiful in the world") is pearl-colored, in silk crepe, cut like a slip, designed by Narciso Rodriguez and the beaded sandals are <a href="https://www.lofficielibiza.com/portraits/manolo-blahnik-ceo-kristina-blahnik-interview-desgner-shoes-fashion-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Manolo Blahnik</a> .
Discover the whole love story of Carolyn Bessette and John John Kennedy

When John Kennedy introduces Carolyn Bessette to the world as his wife, fifteen days have passed since wedding . They leave their apartment in Tribeca hand in hand, &ldquo; Just leave her alone &rdquo; he shouts. She appears scared and yet she enchants the world: the look - which will later become her signature - is minimal chic, Yohji Yamamoto coat , boots brown Prada and Calvin Klein jeans (black, beige and a little red will always be her colors). From that day on Carolyn was crowned princess of New York and the fashion magazines competed to have her, creating an almost mythological figure. Finally American fashion had found its Muse.
Discover the whole love story of Carolyn Bessette and John John Kennedy

Carolyn in Calvin Klein. PHOTO BY THE LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION VIA GETTY IMAGES.

Carolyn in Yohji Yamamoto. PHOTO BY RON GALELLA/RON GALELLA COLLECTION VIA GETTY IMAGES.

Carolyn wears a Yohji Yamamoto Homme shirt. PHOTO BY EVAN AGOSTINI/LIAISON.

Two years have passed since the famous wedding on Cucumber Island. Two years of passion, love, arguments and great intolerance. Carolyn Bessette, already scrupulous in maintaining a low profile (there are only two audio recordings of her and no interviews) withdraws even more into herself; she withdraws from public life and allows herself a few daily outings, only to walk her dog Friday. The photos that portray her outside paint a lonely, sad, disillusioned woman (Calvin Klein called her &ldquo; the hunchback of Notre Dame &rdquo; because she always appeared hunchbacked and melancholic). This unleashes the press: there is talk of a crisis, of betrayals, of a relationship that has already ended, of a life separated at home. She is accused of being cold, of possible drug use, of the carelessness with which she treats the Kennedy family. He is said to be a different person after the death of his beloved cousin Anthony Radziwill (who died of cancer), his gaze fades and the pain takes over even in his relationship with his wife. Although JFK Jr. repeatedly states that " I don't want to be the kind of man who ignores his partner's life " he can't seem to do otherwise. It's 1998 and the couple enters therapy . Secrets are discovered, new problems arise (including John John's desire for a child, categorically denied by Bessette). In all this, the gossip magazines and paparazzi give the two no respite, on the contrary, they become obsessed with finding out what happens behind that famous door of the loft in Tribeca. To distract his mind, John John decides to dedicate himself to something new: airplanes. It takes him a year to get his aircraft license. To celebrate, he gives himself a used Piper Saratoga. The beginning of the end.

It is July 16, 1999 when the world receives the shocking news of a plane crash in the Atlantic Ocean. Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, her sister Lauren and her husband John F. Kennedy Jr. tragically die while they were heading to a wedding ceremony in Martha&#39;s Vineyard. The Piper Saratoga piloted by Kennedy himself could not withstand the elements and sank without leaving any hope for the three. The bodies are found the evening of the following day, at first only a Vuitton suitcase with gold initials engraved on it is recovered. JFK Jr. was still at the wheel, while his wife and sister-in-law were a short distance away on the seabed. Until the bodies were actually found, no one dared to speak of death, the world expected the miracle: finding the three on a life raft, magically saved after the accident. Eternally beautiful, eternally damned. That day America lost the most prominent member of the Kennedy family, the most handsome man in the world, the budding politician with great hopes, the symbol of a dream and a political ideology. That fateful day ended the most beautiful couple in the world, but not their legend. Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr. crystallized the image of the American aristocracy, they traced the lines to become iconic, mythical, elusive. Maybe too beautiful to be true. Maybe too unattainable for a banal destiny. Maybe too cursed to hope for anonymity.

The (tragic) love story between Carolyn Bessette and John John Kennedy

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