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7-13-2025 MY FAVES: a study on the kennedys

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books of the week   i continue to patiently await the arrival of the next book in the it girl  series, but one cannot wait too long, so this week, in proper patriotic fashion (leftover from last week's fourth of july celebration), i decided to tap into the next books on my shelf, and i believe nothing ties americana  with fashion more than jackie kennedy .  i read jackie: the clothes of camelot , a style analysis of jackie's fashion from the white house days, as well as her later years - when she turned into jackie o , and defined 70s and 80s sophistication with amazing sleek wardrobe choices. a unique and honest fashion, something so natural one can only try and replicate through cheap trends and dupes. it was enjoyable to learn more about jackie, years ago i read all about marilyn, and it would only be fair to give the queen of usa her flowers.  as if one book wasn't enough, i continued the path with another book from my collection, a huge coffee table bo...