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☆ At the Japan State Dinner, Jill Biden Makes an Entrance
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There were silk and glass butterflies. There was an entree inspired by a California roll and a performance by Paul Simon. On Wednesday evening, as the Bidens hosted Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and his wife, Yuko Kishida, at the fifth state dinner of the Biden administration, Dr. Jill Biden, wearing an evening dress from Oscar de la Renta, stood with her husband to greet their guests of honor at the North Portico. Designed by Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim, the dress flowed in a watery fade from sapphire blue to light silver and was covered in hand-embroidered floral geometric beading. She was connecting to a longstanding relationship: Oscar de la Renta has dressed almost every first lady since Jackie Kennedy; Dr. Biden first wore the label for her inaugural state dinner in 2022.

Persons: Paul Simon, Fumio Kishida, Yuko Kishida, Biden, Jill Biden, Oscar de la, Fernando Garcia, Laura Kim, Naomi Biden, Hillary, Jackie Kennedy, Dr Locations: California, Japan, Portico, la, American

☆ Fashion icon Iris Apfel dies at 102
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Apfel died on Friday at the age of 102, according to a post on her verified Instagram page. “I go at it full, I’m very passionate about what I do,” Apfel told CNN in an interview in 2018. Jemal Countess/WireImage/Getty Images“(Styling the White House) was a relatively easy job actually, because everything had to be as close as humanly possible to the way it was,” Apfel told the Guardian in 2015. The exhibition, “Rara Avis (Rare Bird),” was the first time the museum had paid tribute to a living woman who was not a fashion designer. Apfel front row at New York Fashion Week with model Karolina Kurkova in 2016.

Persons: Iris Apfel, Apfel, Stu Loeser, “, ” Apfel, Iris, Samuel, Carl Apfel, ”, Estée Lauder, Greta Garbo, Jemal, WireImage, Jackie Kennedy, Harold Koda, Koda, “ Rara, Karolina Kurkova, Michael Stewart, Kate Spade, Kloss, Joan Smalls, Chrissy Teigen, Bella, Gigi Hadid, … Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Guardian, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Met, “ Rara Avis, New York, MAC Cosmetics, Home Shopping, Vogue Italia, IMG Locations: Palm Beach , Florida, Queens , New York

☆ Maria Callas Was Opera’s Defining Diva. She Still Is.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Zachary Woolfe | More About Zachary Woolfe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

She left her husband for the shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, largely giving up performing in the process. When Onassis eventually married Jackie Kennedy instead, Callas was alone and bereft, without either the vocation that had given her purpose or the man who had replaced it. There was always that sense of every phrase being considered, without feeling studied — of a voice with a purpose. But among the most pernicious stereotypes about Callas is that she was an actress who could barely sing, who got by on charisma alone. Listen to her tender “O mio babbino caro.” Listen to her delicate yet commanding “D’amor sull’ali rosee.” She was always a bel canto singer at heart.

Persons: Aristotle Onassis, Onassis, Jackie Kennedy, Callas, direly, “, ”, Francesco Siciliani, —, caro, D’amor Organizations: “, Juilliard School

☆ Rosalynn Carter, White House Trendsetter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | More About Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Rosalynn Carter, who died on Sunday at age 96, was rarely included on any list of best-dressed first ladies. She was not generally called “stylish” or “trendsetting.” She did not play the White House dress-up game, at least as designed by predecessors such as Dolley Madison and Jackie Kennedy. But that does not mean Mrs. Carter did not fully understand the power and political use of clothes, or how to strategically deploy them during her time in Washington. Starting with Mrs. Carter’s declaration, after Jimmy Carter was elected in 1976, that the one item she would be taking with her to the White House from Georgia was her sewing machine. And it set the tone for what came next — which was the greatest dressing scandal of the administration.

Persons: Rosalynn Carter, ”, Madison, Jackie Kennedy, Carter, Jimmy Carter Organizations: White Locations: Washington, Georgia

☆ Auction features items from ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ Jackie Kennedy, British royals
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Alicia Powell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

“They're very rare,” said David Lowenherz, the owner of Lion Heart Autographs, the collectors running this auction. “They are virtually unheard of in any kind of...private collection,” he said of the printed scores that were using during the production of the 1939 classic. The auction, the largest Lion Heart Autographs has held and due to run until Nov. 1, includes other memorabilia. A holiday card issued by the royal family in 1980 and signed by the Queen Mother shows her standing beside her daughters, Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret. Another item is a 1987 letter by Jackie Kennedy, wife of former President John F. Kennedy, on plans for Pennsylvania Avenue and signed, “affectionately, Jackie.”The auction also features a letter signed by Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, who founded the modern state of Israel in 1948.

Persons: Oz, ”, Jackie Kennedy, Queen Mother, Ray Bolger, They’re, “, David Lowenherz, Lion, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, John F, Kennedy, Jackie, Israel’s, David Ben, Gurion, Giuseppe Verdi, English, Anna Bishop, Claude Monet, Napoleon Bonaparte’s, Alicia Powell, Christina Anagnostopoulos, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Pennsylvania, Neapolitan Press, Thomson Locations: Oz, Israel, Italian, Russia

☆ 8 of the best Halloween costumes worn by presidents and first families
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Bill and Hillary Clinton dressed as James and Dolley Madison at a 1993 White House Halloween party. George W. Bush's White House pets wore Halloween costumes in 2007. AdvertisementAdvertisementHalloween celebrations at the White House date back to 1958, when first lady Mamie Eisenhower filled the historic residence with faux skeletons and jack-o'-lanterns. Over the years, presidents and first families have worn a variety of costumes. Here are eight photos that show the best Halloween costumes worn by presidents, first ladies, and their families.

Persons: Jackie Kennedy, Bill, Hillary Clinton, James, Dolley Madison, George W, Bush's, —, Mamie Eisenhower Organizations: Service

☆ A look inside Jackie Kennedy Onassis' luxurious homes, from sprawling estates to full-floor apartments
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( James Pasley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Before she was a Kennedy or an Onassis, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier spent her early years in New York City. The apartment building at 740 Park Avenue. Stan Honda/AFP/Getty ImagesIn 1932, the Bouviers moved into an apartment on the sixth and seventh floors of 740 Park Avenue. The apartment building later became a home for billionaires and was once considered one of the most iconic apartment buildings in the city. In 2017, her old apartment sold for $25.25 million.

Persons: Kennedy, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, Stan Honda, James T, Lee, wasn't, Jackie Organizations: Getty Locations: New York City, AFP

☆ Pinochet becomes a vampire in Chilean director Larrain's Venice entry 'El Conde'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Hanna Rantala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] The 80th Venice Film Festival - Premiere for the film "El Conde" in competition - Venice, Italy, August 31, 2023. Director Pablo Larrain looks on. REUTERS/Yara Nardi Acquire Licensing RightsVENICE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Chilean director Pablo Larrain, known for his Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana dramas "Jackie" and "Spencer," chose General Augusto Pinochet as the subject of his latest film, "El Conde". The movie, which is screening in competition at the Venice Film Festival, depicts Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire whose family gathers at his remote hideout as he decides his time on earth has come to an end. Pinochet, who died in December 2006 at the age of 91, was never convicted of his responsibility for the crimes.

Persons: Conde, Pablo Larrain, Yara, Jackie Kennedy, Princess Diana, Jackie, Spencer, Augusto Pinochet, El Conde, Pinochet, Larrain, Paula Luchsinger, Hanna Rantala, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: REUTERS, Venice Film, Netflix, Ministry of Justice, Thomson Locations: Venice, Italy, Chilean, Chile, Pinochet

☆ What the World’s Richest People Wear on Yachts
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Rory Satran | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos in yacht mode. Photo: TheImageDirect.comOh, to be a fly on the wall of the yacht Christina O… First launched in 1943 as a Canadian warship, she was present at the Normandy landings before being purchased by Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and beginning her life as a pleasure cruiser. Elizabeth Taylor and Frank Sinatra sipped cocktails on the boat’s whale-foreskin bar stools; Grace Kelly celebrated her 1956 wedding to Prince Rainier onboard. When Jackie Kennedy first started spending time on the boat in the 1960s in her silk headscarves, Valentino shift dresses and tailored capri pants, she burnished it as an epicenter of elegance.

Persons: Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Christina O …, Aristotle Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier, Jackie Kennedy, Valentino Locations: Canadian, Normandy

☆ Jackie Kennedy as You’ve Never Seen Her
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Chantel Tattoli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Amore!”The words echoed through Studio Salvadore, a family-run glassblowing workshop on Murano, the Italian island near Venice known for its centuries-old glass industry. It was 3 p.m. on a Friday in late July, and Mr. Findletar had been making drinking glasses with a small team since around 6:30 in the morning. At the mouth of a furnace, colorful glass rods lined up on the head of a shovel were melting together. Mr. Findletar, 49, flicked water droplets at the glass, which would become a cup, to make bubbles. “I call this dirtying up the glass,” Mr. Findletar said.

Persons: “ Amore, ” Hugh Findletar, “, Findletar, Mr Organizations: Salvadore Locations: Murano, Venice, India, Paris

☆ Casey DeSantis hits back at reports calling her 'Walmart Melania': 'I do shop at Walmart'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An opinion piece published by The Daily Beast referred to Casey DeSantis as "the Walmart Melania." In a "Fox & Friends" interview on Thursday, Florida's first lady brushed off the criticism. In Thursday's interview, "Fox & Friends" host Ainsley Earhardt asked Casey how she deals with the criticism. Ron DeSantis, his wife, Casey DeSantis, and their children Mason, Madison, and Mamie during his inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol on January 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Florida. Lynne Sladky/AP"One thing that the corporate media did get right about me, I do shop at Walmart," Casey DeSantis said.

Persons: Casey DeSantis, Florida's, Karen, Ron DeSantis, Katie Baker, Melania, Jonathan Capehart, David Jolly, Casey, Earhardt, Mason, Mamie, Lynne Sladky, Alex Perry, DeSantis, Trump, Dior, Jackie Kennedy, haven't Organizations: Daily, Walmart, Fox, Service, Florida Gov, Fox &, MSNBC, GOP Florida Rep Locations: Wall, Silicon, Florida, Madison, Tallahassee , Florida

☆ Opinion | Jackie on My Mind
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — I think about Jackie Kennedy several times a day. Tour groups come by my house in Georgetown to see John Kennedy’s bachelor pad, where he was living when he met Jacqueline Bouvier at a dinner party. “Jackie told Jack he needed to get out of this dump,” the guide said. (Never a Heathcliff type, Jack sometimes treated her, as Jackie once told Gore Vidal, as though she were a campaign asset, like Rhode Island.) Carl Sferrazza Anthony’s new biography, “Camera Girl,” offers a lovely snapshot of Jackie’s single years in D.C., working at The Washington Times-Herald.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Jackie Kennedy, John, Jacqueline Bouvier, “ Jackie, Jack, we’ll, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Jackie, Gore Vidal, Carl Sferrazza Anthony’s Organizations: D.C, The Washington Times, Herald Locations: Georgetown, Rhode

☆ JFK and Jackie Kennedy's first home as a married couple is going up for sale in DC. The listing includes candid photos of the couple.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The home was the Kennedy's first as a newlywed couple. John F. Kennedy says goodbye to his wife, Jackie, who is on her way to classes at Georgetown University's Foreign Service School. One of the old homes of former President John F. Kennedy is about to be listed publicly for sale in Washington, DC, and the listing includes candid photos of his life with Jackie Kennedy early in their marriage. The home at 3321 Dent Place NW, where the Kennedys "signed their first lease as a newly married couple," will be listed this week for $2 million, according to Redfin. The broker, Michael Brennan, did not immediately return Insider's request for comment.

☆ Jackie Kennedy's former house is on sale for $26.5 million, making it the most expensive listing in Washington DC. Take a look at the property and its 200-year history.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

This compound in Washington D.C.'s historic Georgetown neighborhood is listed for $26,500,000. The centerpiece home on 3017 N St. NW was built in 1794 by the second mayor of Georgetown. It later became the residence of a secretary of state, a KGB spy, and First Lady Jackie Kennedy. Other significant residents include a US secretary of war, a KGB spy, and a former Miss America. 3017 N Street NW was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.

☆ Biden reversed a Trump-era decision to change the colors of Air Force One. Here's what it looked like throughout the years
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden will keep with tradition and feature a blue and white Air Force One fleet. The news comes years after former President Donald Trump proposed that the colors change. Trump's changes would have resulted in additional heat on significant plane parts, the Air Force said. Air Force One, the plane of the president of the United States, is seen during takeoff, June 1968. Every Air Force One plane since has kept with tradition and featured a blue and white design.

☆ Washington, D.C., Compound Where Jackie Kennedy Lived Asks $26.5 Million
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Katherine Clarke | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Be the first to know about the biggest and best luxury home sales and listings by signing up for our Mansion Deals email alert. An assemblage of three Washington, D.C., houses—one of which served as home to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the wake of President John F. Kennedy ’s assassination—is coming on the market for $26.5 million.

☆ VIDEO: O pictură de Winston Churchill, care a decorat iahtul lui Aristotel Onassis, vândută cu 1,84 milioane de dolari
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-24 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: captură videoVIDEO: O pictură de Winston Churchill, care a decorat iahtul lui Aristotel Onassis, vândută cu 1,84 milioane de dolariO pictură de Winston Churchill, oferită de fostul prim-ministru britanic prietenului său, armatorul grec Aristotel Onassis, a fost vândută cu 1,84 milioane de dolari în cadrul unei vânzări organizate miercuri la New York de casa de licitaţii Phillips, informează AFP. Acest "super-iaht", denumit "Christina" - prenumele fiicei lui Onassis - a fost o fregată a marinei canadiene, cu o lungime de aproape 100 de metri. Ambarcaţiunea a participat la Debarcarea din Normandia, înainte ca Onassis să o achiziţioneze, după război, cu 34.000 de dolari, scrie Agerpres.ro. Onassis a renovat generos ambarcaţiunea, cheltuind aproximativ 4 milioane de dolari, pentru a o face "una dintre cele mai incredibile structuri plutitoare" şi unul dintre locurile preferate ale protipendadei epocii, a declarat Engelen. După decesul lui Onassis, în 1975, la şapte ani de la căsătoria cu Jackie Kennedy, iahtul a fost vândut şi tot ce se afla la bord a fost depozitat.

Persons: Winston Churchill, Aristotel Onassis, licitaţii Phillips, Churchill, Phillips, Angelina Jolie, . Churchill, Jean, Paul Engelen, Vermeer, Gauguin, El Greco, Pissarro, Christina, Onassis, Ambarcaţiunea, Elizabeth Taylor, John F . Kennedy, Maria Callas, Richard Burton, Grace Kelly, prinţul Rainier al III - lea, Jackie Kennedy, Pol Roger Organizations: canadiene Locations: New York, britanic, Christie's, Normandia

☆ Glenda Jackson on Quitting Parliament, Playing Lear and Returning to Broadway
▼ + stars: | 2018-02-20 | by ( Ben Brantley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

(Her father was a bricklayer; her mother cleaned houses and worked in shops.) When she began to audition professionally, she was told she could expect only character parts. (Their son, Dan, would grow up to become a political columnist; Ms. Jackson now lives in the basement flat of the house he shares with his wife and son.) In 1963, she was invited to audition for a Royal Shakespeare Company season devoted to the Theater of Cruelty. It was just calling on so many things that I hadn’t realized were possible in acting.”

Persons: “, ”, Glenda Jackson, Roy Hodges, Dan, Jackson, Peter Brook, Brook, Christine Keeler, Jackie Kennedy Organizations: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Royal Shakespeare Company, Theater, Cruelty Locations: Cheshire, Northern England, London

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