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Carolyn wore Aldo sunglasses from Selima Optique. A new version, the Carolyn, is slightly larger, $475, at selima optique.com. We l o v e d h e r b e f o r e she was a Kennedy. But then there was that little extra glow after her 1996 wedding to John F. Kennedy Jr. — a very private affair at the tiny First African Baptist wooden church on Cumberland Island, Georgia, where Carolyn Bessette wore the simple white satin slip dress by Narciso Rodriguez that rocked the world. When the small plane carrying Carolyn and her sister Lauren, piloted by JFK Jr., went down off the coast of Martha's Vineyard in 1999, the last vestiges of Camelot disappeared. A new book, Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette- Kennedy by Elizabeth Beller, recently hit the shelves and reminded us of how rigorous style can make an icon. CAMELOT LOST Eschewing logos whenever possible, Carolyn famously had Prada remove the Linea Rossa red Prada strip from her skiwear. Prada Extreme- Tex ski jumpsuit, $5,900, at prada.com. Carolyn wore Bobbi Brown Crushed Lipstick in Ruby, $33. Hermès Oran sandal $760, at the Hermès boutique. Ferragamo knee-high patent- leather boot $1,690, at the Ferragamo boutique. Givenchy Brandon Maxwell Ralph Lauren A favorite of Carolyn's, Prada's Re-edition 1995 bag in brushed leather; mini bag, $3,900, at the Prada boutique. JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, NYC WILLIAM REGAN/ZUMA PRESS, FROM THE BOOK CBK, ABRAMS JFK Jr. had one of his mother's favorite rings copied for Carolyn: a sapphire-and-diamond eternity band that Jackie called her swimming ring. Here, $2,400, at Diamonds Direct. Miu Miu Balmain