Pink Chanel suit of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

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Pink Chanel suit of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
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A pink suit was worn by Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, the First Lady of the United States on November 22, 1963 when her husband, United States President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.[1][2] It was raspberry pink and navy trim collared suit was matched with a trademark matching pink pillbox hat and white gloves.[3] After President Kennedy was assassinated, Jacqueline Kennedy wanted to wear the outfit, stained with his blood, during the swearing-in of the new incoming 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson on Air Force One.

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John and Jackie Kennedy, the President and the First Lady (wearing the Pink Chanel suit) on the day of Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963 after arriving at the Dallas Love Field in Dallas, Texas

Jacqueline Kennedy was a well known fashion icon, and this outfit is thought to be the most well known and popular of all of her items of clothing and her trademark.[4]

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