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Killing Kennedy: The Pink Chanel Suit | National Geographic


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[Music] oh the pink dress the pink Chanel suit

oh the pink dress the pink Chanel suit

oh the pink dress the pink Chanel suit we had to of course recreate the iconic

we had to of course recreate the iconic

we had to of course recreate the iconic pink suit wearing that suit was

pink suit wearing that suit was

pink suit wearing that suit was transformative for sure I mean as a

transformative for sure I mean as a

transformative for sure I mean as a performer I can say that I I trusted it

performer I can say that I I trusted it

performer I can say that I I trusted it was doing almost all the work for me

was doing almost all the work for me

was doing almost all the work for me because it is so iconic I’m a Jackie

because it is so iconic I’m a Jackie

because it is so iconic I’m a Jackie Kennedy fan and had spent a lot of time

Kennedy fan and had spent a lot of time

Kennedy fan and had spent a lot of time studying photographs beforehand I was

studying photographs beforehand I was

studying photographs beforehand I was quite concerned with finding the right

quite concerned with finding the right

quite concerned with finding the right fabric it was exciting and and

fabric it was exciting and and

fabric it was exciting and and challenging to find that fabric and I

challenging to find that fabric and I

challenging to find that fabric and I looked all over New York it was an

looked all over New York it was an

looked all over New York it was an authorized copy of a Chanel suit from

authorized copy of a Chanel suit from

authorized copy of a Chanel suit from the 1961 line I think we were all pretty

the 1961 line I think we were all pretty

the 1961 line I think we were all pretty happy to see Jennifer in the suit ah my

happy to see Jennifer in the suit ah my

happy to see Jennifer in the suit ah my favorite I know the detail that I find

favorite I know the detail that I find

favorite I know the detail that I find the most profound about the pink suit is

the most profound about the pink suit is

the most profound about the pink suit is that the pink suit was JFK’s favorite of

that the pink suit was JFK’s favorite of

that the pink suit was JFK’s favorite of all of her outfits so the fact that she

all of her outfits so the fact that she

all of her outfits so the fact that she was wearing it in that moment um I find

was wearing it in that moment um I find

was wearing it in that moment um I find to be haunting mrs. Kennedy

to be haunting mrs. Kennedy

to be haunting mrs. Kennedy here in real life she refused to take it

here in real life she refused to take it

here in real life she refused to take it off which is also a detail I don’t think

off which is also a detail I don’t think

off which is also a detail I don’t think most people know she refused to take it

most people know she refused to take it

most people know she refused to take it off I think almost 24 hours because his

off I think almost 24 hours because his

off I think almost 24 hours because his blood was on it which I think may be one

blood was on it which I think may be one

blood was on it which I think may be one of the more romantic and tragic ideas

of the more romantic and tragic ideas

of the more romantic and tragic ideas and all the historic stories I’ve ever

and all the historic stories I’ve ever

and all the historic stories I’ve ever heard we can get someone to bring you a

heard we can get someone to bring you a

heard we can get someone to bring you a change of clothes from the plane no no I

change of clothes from the plane no no I

change of clothes from the plane no no I want him to see what they’ve done to

want him to see what they’ve done to

want him to see what they’ve done to check

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