{"id":866277,"date":"2026-09-30T20:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T20:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/866277\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T20:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T20:38:14","slug":"hailey-bieber-dazzles-in-carolyn-bessette-kennedys-wedding-rehearsal-dinner-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/866277\/","title":{"rendered":"Hailey Bieber dazzles in Carolyn Bessette Kennedy&#8217;s wedding rehearsal dinner dress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hailey Bieber stepped out for an event in London wearing a dress originally designed for Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. danixmichelle\/instagram<\/p>\n<p>Hailey Bieber is living her own \u201cLove Story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The model attended an event at London\u2019s Harry\u2019s Bar on Tuesday night dressed in the same dress Carolyn Bessette Kennedy wore to her rehearsal dinner the night before her wedding to John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Bieber and her stylist, Dani Michelle, sourced the vintage gown from <a href=\"https:\/\/myrunwayarchive.com\/products\/cerruti-1881-runway-dress-ss-1997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">My Runway Archive<\/a>, procuring the plunging look that designer Narciso Rodriguez adapted for the late Bessette.<\/p>\n<p>Narciso Rodriguez designed the look for CBK, adding a nude slip under the sheer runway design. danixmichelle\/instagram<\/p>\n<p>The fishnet version was shown on the Cerruti catwalk weeks after CBK\u2019s secret wedding. danixmichelle\/instagram<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez, who was also the genius behind the late icon\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/06\/style\/carolyn-bessette-kennedy-wedding-dress-john-f-kennedy-jr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> actual wedding gown<\/a>, showed the look as part of his third Cerruti collection in 1997 \u2014 after her secret nuptials put him on the map in a major way \u2014\u00a0though the catwalk version was made from a completely sheer fishnet technique made with nude caviar beads.<\/p>\n<p>He had lined it with a nude satin slip for Carolyn to wear for her Cumberland Island, Georgia wedding weekend.<\/p>\n<p>As Bessette was planning her wedding, Rodriguez was consulting for Cerruti, designing the collection with his friend serving as a major muse.<\/p>\n<p>Bieber wore her hair in simple curls and skipped jewelry for the minimalist look. laurenratner\/instagram<\/p>\n<p>Kate Moss, a major friend and muse of Rodriguez\u2019s, wore the gown in an ad for Cerruti. Cerruti<\/p>\n<p>The vintage purveyor where Bieber got her goods makes it clear that her midi dress \u201cis not the same exact dress\u201d that was worn by CBK on her wedding day eve.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, there is a major mystery surrounding where the beloved fashion icon\u2019s clothing could be today, including her trend-setting wedding gown and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/18\/style\/carolyn-bessette-kennedy-engagement-ring\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">chic engagement ring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While some of her most memorable looks have been sold at auction, it\u2019s unclear where some of her more personal items ended up after her tragic 1999 death, though <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/19\/style\/what-happened-to-carolyn-bessette-kennedy-clothes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">experts told Page Six Style<\/a> they likely ended up with her family.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez also designed CBK\u2019s iconic wedding dress, immediately breaking bridal rules and setting trends. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>CBK and the designer first met when they were both working at Calvin Klein. FilmMagic<\/p>\n<p>CBK wasn\u2019t the only celeb who wore the famous dress; Kate Moss \u2014\u00a0who first met Rodriguez when he worked at Calvin Klein and she was chosen to model for the brand by Bessette Kennedy \u2014\u00a0modeled the gown in a smoldering Cerruti ad campaign.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that Bieber has taken a style cue from the world of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does the model channel her casual, minimalist \u201890s style regularly, but this past spring she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/24\/style\/hailey-bieber-channels-kelly-klein-in-vintage-inspired-calvin-klein-for-time-100-gala\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">re-create an iridescent sheer lace gown<\/a> worn by Calvin Klein\u2019s ex-wife Kelly, who was a dear friend of Carolyn\u2019s, back in 1992.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hailey Bieber stepped out for an event in London wearing a dress originally designed for Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":866278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[33504,236,91,88,3976,1675,232005,99294,201321],"class_list":["post-866277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-carolyn-bessette-kennedy","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-fashion","tag-hailey-bieber","tag-narciso-rodriguez","tag-page-six-style","tag-wedding-gowns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=866277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/866277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/866278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=866277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=866277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=866277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}