A Closer Look: Jackie Kennedy’s White House Wardrobe by Oleg Cassini | Cultured Elegance

A Closer Look: Jackie Kennedy’s White House Wardrobe by Oleg Cassini | Cultured Elegance
In this video, we will explore Jackie Kennedy’s White House wardrobe and fashion by designer Oleg Cassini.
Together let’s travel back in time as we learn about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and her time spent as First Lady.
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[@julieferrara8880]

The fashions Jackie wore are just as stylish today. I loved her fashion sense and contributions to our country.

[@CulturedElegance]

I completely agree!

[@marthaanderson2967]

Understated simple style is best !

[@GwenWittig]

She was the epitome of sophisticated elegance and a class act. One of the most stunning and intelligent first ladies we've ever had. Her Cassini wardrobe was timeless with many pieces still in vogue today. Great video. 🥰

[@doreekaplan2589]

She put on a fake child's voice....weird. she contributed NOTHING

[@angiecoers6255]

Maurice Templeman was married. His wife must have not mind to be sharing her husband. Hey, she is the former First Lady and Icon, who can say no.

[@DarrylGrantaba]

Entirely, and wholeheartedly agree!

[@austindarrenor]

I'm sorry but I find her reprehensible because she had to have a leopard skin coat (0:55) that lead to the deaths of countless leopards and other big cats because she set the fashion. That was totally unnecessary.

[@hannejeppesen1809]

@@austindarrenor Jackie was an animal lover. When she wore that coat no one talked about animals rights and animals that might become extinct. I believe she evolved I don't remember her wearing that coat in later years.

[@shirleybalinski4535]

Jackie's wardrobe is timeless. The overall effect is simple. There were no added frills or details. Lines are straight & unadorned. Jackie had a rather odd body almost masculine. She was relatively flat chested, thin, large hands & feet, wide shoulders. The dresses did not draw attention but presented a symmetrical line to the body. The genius lay in the beautiful materials, hair designs, gloves & wraps she often used.

[@DarrylGrantaba]

Correct!!!!

[@javagirl]

But it’s her beautiful face that makes her so mesmerizing.

[@pikkuli1]

​@@javagirl Mistä kohtaa hänen kasvonsa olivat kauniit? Silmät melkein ohimoilla asti ja ruma koukku leuka. Neliskulmaiset leveät kasvot. En ole milloinkaan ymmärtänyt mikä hänessä oli kaunista. Minusta hän oli omituisen ja epäsuhtaisen näköinen. Vaatteet olivat kyllä hienot.

[@rhondabitler5474]

And you're gorgeous right?

[@2Aries1953]

Jackie is the GOLD STANDARD when it comes to First Ladies, and other women. Her fashion style is SIMPLE, CLASSIC and ELEGANT!

[@stuartlee6622]

What about La Dragonne, Hillary Rodham Clinton?

[@liannebedard5521]

Hillary made her own contributions…but not in fashion…

[@liannebedard5521]

Jill BIden is a joy to watch. A mature wife with a career and a full plate of worries. If she owns a designer garment, we have no clue what, or by whom, it might be. She picks an outfit that will fit her day…and that’s all we ever hear, or see. “Women hold up half the world” could have been coined with her in mind…

[@ritaabrahamson567]

How interesting to Jackie Kennedy and her elegant style through the eyes of Oleg Cassini...he was a genius!

[@gingercake0907]

Mrs Kennedy was the epitome of elegance, grace and charm.

[@massiahgrom]

Not just elegant , she had a mind like a steel trap . Brilliant and accomplished.

[@annalisavajda252]

She had a nice figure and knew what colours suited her also. Also that era was just classier and fashion dictates to an extent what is available and considered best to wear.

[@DarrylGrantaba]

So many people do not realize that her intelligence was toptier.

[@DarrylGrantaba]

JB West the author of Upstairs at the White House said he never met anyone so determined as she was. Never. The Restoration was a monumental work of scholarship, spearheaded by her.

[@catzenhouse]

@@DarrylGrantaba Read the new biography "Camera Girl, The life of Jaqueline Bouvier". Well-written.

[@joannejacob1345]

She is a cultural icon and has left a lasting legacy on American society and the world that rightfully remains celebrated till this day.

[@kdfulton3152]

And thank you 🙏 so much for keeping this awesome woman’s memory alive.

[@GrumpyYank26]

More than beauty grace charm she was CURIOUS INTELLIGENT, extremely knowledgable and courageous. Lets give her credit for these more powerful qualities , her achievements. Please.

[@joannejacob1345]

Have you seen this new social media trend blaming her for her husband’s affairs during his presidency. Very weird behavior and she was a great lady who made significant contributions to American society and the world.

[@dojocho1894]

My mom was from florence, Italy, she modeled for Dior in Paris in the 1950's Met my dad from Ireland, married 50 yrs she was a virgin... I grew up in amazing household...my parents never once cursed..cant remember ever having argument either....it was home filled with love....rip mom and dad.

[@rhondabitler5474]

That's nice but what does it have to do with this?

[@briel7484]

Was going to say the same thing. Very good for you but why write something completely unrelated to what the video is about. A little to self focused aren’t we?

[@ssoomee]

I love this video! Can you possibly make one about Jackie's style during the Onassis years? Her 70s style was so cool and chic! ❤

[@CulturedElegance]

Thank you so much! Yes I will!! ❤️

[@Nigelsmom2136]

She was always so elegant and classy. She could make a t-shirt and jeans look stunning.

[@shereemorgan1430]

She wore some amazing fashions, many can stillbe worn today!.

[@JohnPatrick-pv4bd]

Hello, my dear friend, greetings to you. 🥰 Hope this year brings a great opportunity to your way, I pray that may the Joy of the Lord fill your household. I pray for Love, Peace, Joy, and Happiness to your way. Friendship is all I ask, am John Patrick from 🌍 Nashville Tennessee, where are you from; if I may ask?

[@jsbarto1]

Wow...Oleg Cassini was an amazing designer..all of the pieces he designed for Jackie could be worn today...classic and timeless!

[@joanie2733]

What a beauty ❤ the definition of elegance.

[@virginiawilliams9998]

These images have so much emotional impact for me. I was in high school when JFK was elected President and I absolutely idolized Jackie in her role as First Lady. She served her country well with such beauty and grace. She also decided the frumpy furnishings in the White House needed a do over and then she proudly gave a televised tour. When she and JFK took their triumphant European tour (in a day and age when Europe was so distant for most Americans), she caused a sensation wearing some of these very gowns. Thank you for this lovely look back!

[@lisamarielund6292]

The crowds would chant “Jack-ee, Jack-ee, we want Jack-ee”! JFK loved it and quipped in a speech “I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris”. Jackie was a world wide phenomenon and style setter. Women all over the world copied Jackie’s clothing and hair styles

[@virginiawilliams9998]

@@lisamarielund6292 I remember. Standards have really fallen low, don't you think?

[@jeanneelliott7243]

Such an amazing Lady!!❤

[@ruthm.6071]

I thoroughly enjoyed this look at the "Jacqueline Kennedy phenomenon". I had just turned 4 when JFK was elected. I remember vividly how classy and beautiful that (way too short) era looked. My mother even on her miniscule budget wore the styles so strikingly. My Barbie doll wore the Jackie look, along with the knee length bouffant dresses. What seems to have disappeared forever is the idea of people looking neat, tidy and put-together. Even looking at photos of family picnics you see men, women and children looking so attractive and tidy. Yes, Mama spent HOURS at the ironing board to keep her 4 kids looking this way, but the result was so well worth it.

[@philipfrancis2728]

Compliments on your writing. It is thoughtful, insightful, impeccable and insightful. Very much like a stunning couture dress.

[@BeautifulThingBoutiq]

She, Jackie, is timeless!

[@MegaToti26]

Beauty, grace and charme, exactly.❤️❤️❤️

[@sallymccoy6286]

Jackie Kennedy was the most beautiful 1st lady of them all. Such a sweet. Quiet voice. With unbeatable class and grace. She brought Camelot to the White House. RIP Jackie

[@awishinandahopin7232]

I was a teenage girl in the sixties and I adored her hair styles, her clothes. She was beautiful and seemed to know how to be a warm, polite and loving person. I will never forget she and John, her son and daughter. Felt so sorry for the death of Patrick (baby). I grieved so much when JFK died in such a terrible, horrible way. Watched every tv coverage there was and cried thru it all. Terrible time for the country.🌹🍀

[@anthonywilliams9852]

Jackie, a symbol of elegance, beauty and savoir-faire.

[@elizabethcimino6559]

Timeless beauty, style and class.

[@Kotyk_Murkotyk]

How about a Grace Kelly video? I like her personality and style!

[@sandradee1579]

Grace had a long romantic relationship with Oleg Cassini in her Hollywood days but he couldn't marry her. She was by far the most elegant dressed woman. Rear Window with Jimmy Stewart displays her best designs.

[@ericcoverdale9523]

I miss the style of the sixties, such refined elegance. Everyone seemed to really care how they looked, no matter where they were going. 😉

[@christikapa3856]

Yes, it was a time for Class!! Beautiful clothes+styles. Sad no one cares about class nowadays.

[@daren7889]

I admired Jackie Kennedy ! Growing up in the 1960's! She seemed like she had her priorities in order! She was a good mother! Strict yet protective too! She was also an excellent equestrian! 🤗🇩🇪🇨🇭🇺🇸💙🌊👶👶🐎🐎🐎

[@CulturedElegance]

She sure did!! Very very true!!💖🙌

[@daren7889]

@@CulturedElegance Thanks for your kind reply! Special Education teacher 37 years/ now Retired! 31 years at the Preschool level! 🥰🌲🌄🌲🐈‍⬛🐈🐈🌊💙🇩🇪🇨🇭🇺🇸

[@jeanpalumbo3411]

JBK, changed the way women dressed.

[@ladyanne8139]

I read Olegs book. Very interesting.... she was the epitome of feminity and gracefulness. ❤

[@benjaminten5320]

Nice !! 💯 ........... That Laugh Doesn't Die !! .... Amen ........

[@apgx6032]

I never thought Jackie was beautiful but she was definitely one classy and elegant lady.

[@pikkuli1]

Ensimmäinen kerta, kun joku muu kuin minä, ei pidä häntä kauniina. Minusta hän oli ihan hirveän kummallisen näköinen. Silmät liian kaukana toisistaan. Leveät neliö kasvot. Järkyttävä koukkumainen leuka. Minua pelotti pienenä kun näin hänen kuvansa, kun hän oli kuin avaruusolio! Kovan näköinen minun silmään ja kaikki kasvoissa epäsuhtaista. En näe missään kohtaa hänen kasvoissaan mitään kaunista. Hymykin oli ruma.

[@rhondabitler5474]

Excuse me but are you drunk? You talk about he, his, him. Whaaaaaat?

[@jb122761]

Jackie was so elegant--so was JFK

[@ThanhTran-nz4vk]

She was always smiled . She must be confident and optimistic

[@M0odyBlue]

She always dressed beautifully. Sophisticated royalty.

[@teresagriffin2070]

Definitely a fashion icon

[@marylongoria9431]

Thank you so much for sharing!❤

[@donnalynlaudisi7135]

She was an unbelievable woman who was the best First Lady in American history!

[@LJB103]

Excellent video. How about the elegant woman that Cassini was actually engaged to: Grace Kelly. Her parents broke it up.

[@gccleve1]

How about the beautiful woman he married - Gene Tierney.

[@LJB103]

@@gccleve1 Also a great idea.

[@nitacarter9193]

Wonderful memories.💔🧡

[@WinfreyWright]

Beautiful woman and amazing clothes (I saw the exhibit of them in DC about 15 years ago). Style icon. And she was 31, as I recall, when she walked into the White House.

[@leighshepherd8356]

Really terrific choices of images

[@emiliosalman6740]

She was one of the most chick and elegant women as First Lady. Really a secret arm to JFK

[@anitahaviland3036]

I think the only criticism I heard of Jackie was that she married Onassis. Her.mission with the White House was to bring it back to the state of beauty it deserved. She went into the country's storehouse or storehouses of past presidents, closing the best things possible. She cajoled friends and family into donation items of beauty to the furnishing of the White House. I just wish I had Bern able to tour it with my mother and grandmother who would have been able to truly appreciate her work. She was more than the elegant lady in elegant clothing.

[@joywetzel4640]

Wow!! Love this

[@elaineteut1249]

It was a shame we had black and white TV as her clothes were so colorful and pretty.

[@pamcornelius9122]

Oleg Cassini led quite the glamorous life. Born into Russian nobility, married to Gene Tierney, engaged to Grace Kelly and Jackie Kennedy’s “Secretary of Style.”

[@lizadivine3785]

Wonderful vid! I was lucky to see many of her clothes at a exhibit in Chicago many years ago. Loved it!

[@arizonamom8773]

She had all God given abilities and without Him she would have had nothing.All praise goes to God!

[@brober]

Oleg Cassini wrote in his old age " I always thought I was in love with Jackie only recently I realized I was in love with Jack."

[@CulturedElegance]

Love this! Thank you for your comment

[@julieb7785]

Ladies, we need to ditch the big white athletic shoes, and the long teenaged tresses.

[@suzettemyers6058]

Agree! Forgo the big white athletic shoes, short (think gray helmet) hair, and stone washed “mom” jeans! No matter the age , you can dress w/class and style w/o spending $$$.

[@patriciasmith7074]

@@suzettemyers6058. Not really to dress like Jackie did is very expensive now. I just looked up a pair of dress shoes at Saks start at $295 up to $1600. And that is just the start. A beautiful silk sleeveless dress is $1600, add in a handbag, stockings, undergarments and jewelry and you can easily spend $5,000 to dress up nice. Most women are doing good to buy food to put on the table, we just can’t afford to dress rich when we are all poor.

[@DeathByFashion1]

I was thinking this the other day!! My hair was long midback but I have just cut it to shoulder length. My long hair was not stylish at all. Always straight or curled like everyone else

[@elizabethdorsch615]

The most elegant first lady in history.

[@sandradee1579]

Melania brought it back. Her blue inaugural outfit was stunning & many others.

[@christikapa3856]

Nancy Regan also has class 20 years later. As did Melania

[@richardw3470]

We went from the frothy evening dresses of the 50s to the more severe line in the 60s with her fashions. I think of the funny song Judy Holiday sings at the cocktail party in Bells Are Ringing as she secretly strips away the fripperies of her dress to conform with the other guests.

[@CVenza]

Rest in peace lovely lady. 🙏

[@HaggisIsGross]

I always thought that the stiffness and structure of her Oleg Cassini era garments were like armor. Not so much feminine as protective, although she was very feminine and soft looking herself.

[@jeanpalumbo3411]

Simple and unique❤

[@David-v8c2p]

Thank You Soo Much FAITH for your Beautifuly Created + Articulated Tribute !

[@CulturedElegance]

You are so welcome!!!🙏

[@brandywineblogger1411]

I have always loved her style. Her look is just as classy today as 60 years ago. I loved her monochromatic look. The only negative to this well-researched video is that it is narrated by a young female, which detracts from Oleg Cassini especially every time she says "I".

[@CulturedElegance]

The young female is me! The one who has done all the research and put the whole thing together! Jackie truly did have a wonderful look!

[@brandywineblogger1411]

@@CulturedElegance Congratulations! I just got confused when I heard your voice speaking as Oleg.

[@patriciasmith7074]

There is no doubt that Jackie Kennedy was beautiful and she chose elegant clothes! I got married in 1965 and my mother was wearing a size 8 dress and we found a beautiful Jackie Kennedy style dress in Hot Pink for my mother to wear to my wedding, she looked beautiful and she was a very young mother of the bride but we were both young then. My mom was of French ancestry and my mother had the same shaped face as Jackie and the same brown hair. The whole world fell in love with Jackie Kennedy.

[@HoaDuong-yo8jc]

Jackie Kennedy and Melanie Trump beauty Number 1

[@donnalynlaudisi7135]

I’m a great follower of Jackie !

[@mrsbluesky8415]

JFK always looked so proud of Jackie. Unlike some men who would be threatened or jealous by her popularity. Yea I know he philandered but I think he truly was wowed by her.

[@liannebedard5521]

I married a young Annapolis grad in 1962. We were penniless, and soon had two infants. When his promotions allowed us a reasonable income, I made one important purchase…a lightweight wool dressy coat with 3/4 length sleeves…and a pair of elbow length white leather gloves,. I was no Jackie Kennedy, but I carried myself as if I were. She was the best style role model of that model era …and any respectable retailer had something that a young wife could afford. She moved me from small town dreamer to poised wife of a future admiral…oh, didn’t we hope…in less than a year.

[@windwatcher8054]

A class act for sure. And look where we are now. Most people dress like they are going to a pig fest. She would be shocked.

[@marge-bg4zn]

Love this music! ❤

[@massiahgrom]

These designs slay today . Angelina Jolie wears clothing reminiscent of Jackie's style .

[@shadrach6299]

I love the short jackets she wore but not the ones with huge buttons.

[@justsayin8893]

having lived in the bahamas i am shocked Oleg found any supplies 🤣

[@sakurafujifuji1713]

Thanks thanks thanks for bringns this 🌠in thos Day.the lord blesnes to her were shi is💐💐💐💐💐💐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🦋🦋🦋🦋

[@K98876]

Aaah Camelot, those were the days

[@andreaschalipp1993]

Wunderschöne Kleidung

[@triciarosepetals9953]

Melania also had the same elegance and taste , however, Jackies era elegance beauty and feminine character was considered a positive attribute

[@jorgkukla8097]

The pink suit with navy blue details and collar the first lady wore was a Chanel suit. There is a roumor saying that Cassini copied Givenchy-garments; in fact, if you researched fr the style of Balenciaga and Givenchy (being always very similar), you would find some concepts of them, f.e. a lean dress with moderately wide skirt an a short, wider Jacket or top above. Last, but not least, there were quite well-known couturiers in the US, at least well known in both Americas: Mainbocher or Charles James, among others.

[@stuartlee6622]

It wasn't. It was a copy done by a 7th Avenue designer of suits for women!!

[@jeanpalumbo3411]

Everybody in the Garment District wanted a copy her look.

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Great video 😊

[@PaigeCrawf]

Jackie was classy but Melania is beautiful and classy😊

[@ileanafigueroa8685]

An incredible and beautiful lady. Sad there are no pictures with children.

[@galacruse2318]

He was SO smart to tell her no!!

[@RobertDixon-sw3dz]

She preceeded Diana and she must have delivered inspiration because of the many parallels.

[@barbc7211]

Incredible woman

[@beatrizfernandez8210]

Nunca ha habido, ni habrá una primera dama estadounidense como Jacqueline Kennedy.

[@renatatarnawski5974]

Oleg also dated + Almost married GRACE KELLY (54) But Dad Refused 2 let her marry him Rainier + Grace got engaged in 55

[@marge-bg4zn]

Did he design the dress she wore to the funeral? I know the royal family keeps mourning clothes with them when traveling in case someone dies (I guess they still do) I assume she also had that on hand for such occasions?

[@debbylou5729]

I was very young when Jackie was a thing. She was just wearing what was in style. It wasn’t groundbreaking. It was just tailored for her by top designers. This is always the case and I’m happy she had the opportunity. I don’t care what people do with their money. Having said that, I’d be impressed if she achieved this by going to Saks and buying off the rack

[@Carpenterdane]

She seemed to like solid colors mostly.

[@debrarobey3749]

Less is more. Modesty best. Aunt Grace. Would say 💕👏👏👏👏

[@lorrainemarez9965]

Jackie had class in her fashion style! 👍

[@brendadrew834]

Real class and simple elegance! I was in my early teens when she was First Lady, a title she thought sounded like a race horse! I went on to become a professional fashion illustrator in NYC so we all kept our eyes on what she wore all the time! I have a great coffee table book with large photos of all her iconic fashions she wore in the White House, formal wear and casual wear as well. I called her fashions she wore designed by the late Oleg Cassini and influenced by French fashion designer Givenchy as "sherbert colors"! She also had a lot in common with also beautiful inside and out movie/stage actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn who was close friends with Givenchy! Born both the same year, both chain smokers, both suffered miscarriages and had stillborn births, both very influential fashion wise, and both passed away within a year! Their influence and spirit live on, thankfully! May they rest in peace~♥♥

[@reinadegrillos]

Eso de que en Nassau no se podían encontrar lápices con facilidad... Really!

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

RIP Jaqui.

[@Mark-oq3pn]

Women should bring back hats and gloves!

[@loveandpeace3545]

Make a video about Michelle Obama, she also had great taste in fashion.

[@changemymind2021]

Now we have a First Lady who dresses with couch covers.

[@CulturedElegance]

😂😂😂

[@judithgrace8359]

Rude

[@jacquelinesento425]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MarcoGALLENSatanasetdiabolo]

Pour cela qu’elle portait des gants, c’était pour cacher les doigts jaunes à cause du tabac! le 22 novembre à Dallas, elle ne portait pas intérieur Chanel elle portait un tailleur qui ressemblait à un Chanel. La différence entre Mélania qui ne porte pas de vêtements de création américaine, mais d’un styliste français. Je trouve cela inadmissible pour une première dame qui doit représenter les États-Unis donc la mode américaine.

[@_PURAVIDA]

I know the pink suit is in a vault according to her daughter. But does anyone know where her wardrobe from her White House years is now?

[@christikapa3856]

I saw many of her dresses at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. Some are in museums in Chicago, NYC + Boston

[@ruthm.6071]

Watching the excellent profile of the Camelot years, I kept thinking of what followed. The dowdy-on-everyone look of the Lady Bird Johnson styles......People who weren't alive at the time very likely think that style immediately went to Swinging Sixties, the Carnaby Street look. But there was a lull where ugly shapeless dresses predominated. Solid colors thick fabric with no movement and the hideous self-tie belt. Even on college age women. That style did stay with mature women up through the early 70s. But it was sad to see young women dressing like their grandma's.

[@sashadala346]

Jackie Kennedy, the Perfect Best First Lady, who would have been a wonderful Candidate for President in 1968; the Kennedy's had to be Stopped.

[@guldenaydin9918]

💝

[@JohnPatrick-pv4bd]

Hello, my dear friend, greetings to you. 🥰 Hope this year brings a great opportunity to your way, I pray that may the Joy of the Lord fill your household. I pray for Love, Peace, Joy, and Happiness to your way. Friendship is all I ask, am John Patrick from 🌍 Nashville Tennessee, where are you from; if I may ask?

[@DeenaRabalais-yl6tx]

I find that hard to believe

[@austindarrenor]

0:55 there it is. And no mention in the video how many leopards and big cats had to die because she had to have a leopard skin coat. She set the fashion.

[@bigbarry8343]

she really does look very masculine. in a weird way, dylan m would have made marvelous jackie.

[@letyflores8636]

❤que hermoso la vestían, esa si LAS TELAS COLORES Y CORTES HERMOSA!!

[@Marcel_Audubon]

From the pictures we are reminded what an insufferable hanger-on "Princess" (har har!) Lee Radziwill was