Schlossberg, who is the son of Caroline Kennedy, condemned the outfit as “disgusting, desperate, and dangerous.”
He went on to say that he was sure his late grandmother would have been appalled by the decision to recreate such a painful moment in history.
The pink suit itself, now preserved in the National Archives, remains one of the most historically significant items of clothing in American history.
After the assassination, Jacqueline Kennedy returned to the White House with her blood-stained clothing still on, as a deliberate act of defiance, and it was later placed in a bag by her maid, Providencia Paredes.
The suit was eventually sent to the Archives in 1964, accompanied by a note that read: “Jackie’s [suit] and bag — worn November 22, 1963.”
The note, written on stationery belonging to Jackie’s mother, Janet Auchincloss, was never signed, leaving the decision to send the suit to the archives uncertain.Continue reading…
