This weekend we went to NY and got to roam around for a couple of days, sight see and eat some great Italian food.
Some highlights:
We ate at Eatily which is Mario Batali’s restaurant/marketplace extraordinaire.
Homemade pasta at Eatily
We also got to eat at Becco, Lidia Bastianich’s restaurant. Will you just believe me when I tell you that I ate some delicious homemade pasta this weekend? I think I want to buy a pasta attachment for my kitchen aid mixer now.
Late dinner at Becco
The cheese, crackers, olives and dipping oil could have been a meal in itself. It was so good I wanted to stick the rest in my purse--but I refrained. 
We got to see the Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic Theater, and I have to say, it was 10X better than in Boston.
With Bek, inside, waiting for POTO to start.
We also got to see the place where Jackie Kennedy Onassis lived. (If you are from Massachusetts, like it or not, the Kennedy’s are part of the culture.) Jackie loved to walk in Central Park and she lived right across the street from it on Fifth Avenue.
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She was a fashion icon and held an air of grace that is legendary. If you are curious about her, you might enjoy peeking at these sites about JKO:
The inside of her apartment looked like this: here
View her clothing at the JFK Presidential Library online
All I can say is that I love her sense of style. It was always classic and understated. (of course, she was bone thin as well, so she would have looked great in a brown paper bag!)
If you want to dress like Jackie Kennedy Onassis, here are some tips and observations about her sense of style:
1. She wore white on the bottom and black on the top. She was often seen in a black top or turtleneck.
2. Don’t slouch. She had perfect posture and it emanated grace and poise.
3. Own a neutral shift dress. She wore neutral, classic colors, especially a beige/gray (graige) mixture and was often in one color head to toe. (monochromatic wardrobe)
4. Less is more. She was always understated but stunning.
5. Own a lovely set of pearls.
6. Choose necklines that are round, boatneck or bateau.
7. Keep makeup natural looking with a pop of lip color.
8. Own a fabulous pair of sunglasses. Hers were round and have become iconic for her look.
9. Wear feminine cuts that make you look like a lady. Check yourself in the mirror…if you look like a man from the back, change up your wardrobe!! Get rid of shoulder pads that make you look like a linebacker.
10. Be positive and wear a smile. A gracious woman is always in fashion…a negative, harsh woman, no matter what she puts on, is always offensive.
Do you also love the style of Jackie Kennedy? What other elements of style did you notice about her? DO share.
I do like her style, but I could never pull off some of those things. I don’t do pearls (and I’m in the South, too!). For another, and round necks just don’t do me!
But I just love how classy she was – like numbers 2, 4, 9, & 10 on your list. We can all do those things, no matter what shape, size, or color we are!
Yes, there are things to take into consideration like skin color and body shape before you jump into these looks. I could never get away with all of her looks…but I loved her style for sure and DO copy some of her looks. True Confession.
You saw POTO in Boston AND NY? How blessed are you? I was saw it in Boston and it was absolutely amazing. the special effects were so good. The Phantom hiding in the chandelier was such a surprise as well. The voices were incredible. As for Jackie O, she was certainly a classy lady. Before she was Jackie O or Jackie Kennedy, she was Jacqueline Lee Bouvier.
Jackie O’s graciousness and wardrobe were always attractive….such a sad life though. Perhaps a good example of displaying grace admist personal turmoil.
I know! Really sad…but boy could she dress.