"Bessette started her Calvin Klein journey in 1989 by working as a saleswoman at a Boston location, before a corporate executive brought her to the brand's headquarters in New York and hired her to dress VIP clientele, including celebrities like Annette Bening and Diane Sawyer. Bessette famously met JFK Jr. during her time working with special customers of the house, but it didn't happen exactly as Love Story portrays (more on that later)."
"She was later promoted to director of publicity of the collection, working with fashion editors and helping produce runway shows. A few months before marrying Kennedy in 1996, Bessette left Calvin Klein after seven years with the company, where she was the director of show productions. Ultimately, this led to her departure from the fashion industry as a whole, as she went on to live a very private life before her untimely death in 1999."
Carolyn Bessette rose through Calvin Klein from a 1989 sales position in Boston to dressing VIP clients at New York headquarters and working closely with Calvin Klein. She met John F. Kennedy Jr. during her VIP work; Kennedy was a friend of Klein and often wore his designs. Bessette was promoted to director of publicity for the collection and later director of show productions, helping produce runway shows. Months before marrying Kennedy in 1996 she left Calvin Klein after seven years and ultimately left the fashion industry to live privately until her death in 1999.
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