Focus on Wedding dress of Jacqueline Bouvier and analyze the Reception.
The dress was crafted in a very traditional design (particularly the skirt) per the wishes of the Kennedy family, and it won worldwide acclaim. However, Jacqueline had wanted a simple dress with firm lines to complement her tall, slim figure. She later told friends privately that she did not like the dress's portrait neckline because she felt it emphasized her small bust. She also said that the skirt looked "like a lampshade".The New York Times' coverage of the wedding described Jacqueline's wedding attire in detail, referring to the gown as "a gown of ivory silk taffeta, made with a fitted bodice embellished with interwoven bands of tucking, finished with a portrait neckline, and a bouffant skirt." However, the Times did not name the gown's designer, Ann Lowe. By the mid-1960s, however, Lowe was publicly acknowledged as the designer of the gown.
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