Jackie O's Former Personal Assistant, Providencia Paredes, Has Died

The former personal assistant to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Providencia Paredes, has died at 90, reports AP Online.
Up for Auction: Notes From Jackie O to Her Designers
If you need a little push to sprinkle some color into your wardrobe, consider this little communique from human argument for the glamour of sunglasses Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: "I just love this suit & will wear it everywhere as I am SO sick of everyone constantly in black — like Mediterranean villages where…
Farewell to the Duchess of Alba, Spain's Beloved 88-Year-Old Eccentric
Spain's Duchess of Alba, Maria del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva—a.k.a. Cayetana—has died at 88. You might remember her as the zero-fucks-given eccentric who famously caused a ruckus in 2011, when she decided to marry a man 25 years her junior. (He was her third…
Jackie O's Pink Suit Will Remain Hidden Away Until We're All Dead
Fifty years ago this week, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas as he rode in a motorcade alongside his wife Jacqueline. The now-iconic blood-spattered pink suit that the First Lady wore that day hasn't been seen in public since, but not because it's missing; it's because it's locked in a vault…
Psst, Katie Holmes: Jackie O. Never Had A Cell Phone
[Toronto, August 23. Image via INFDaily.]
Jackie No: Katie Holmes The Latest Jackie
Joining the long line of thespians who've donned pillbox hats and highly unconvincing accents in pusuit of Jackie-ness is Katie Holmes, who is set to play the First Lady in History's upcoming miniseries "The Kennedys." JFK is Greg Kinnear. [Variety]
Tea And Symphony
[Washington, DC; April 20, 1962. Image via Getty]
Paparazzi Hall Of Fame Shame
"Italian paparazzo Settimio Garritano has revealed the secret of how he snapped naked pictures of President Kennedy's widow Jackie Onassis on a private Greek island almost 40 years ago." Spoiler: the "secrets" involve stalking her and hiding in underbrush:
Obama Ladies Catch Beyoncé; Perez Apologizes
- Michelle Obama and "first tweens" Malia and Sasha skipped the health care talk President Obama gave on ABC last night and went to a Beyoncé concert instead.
Vogue Readers Don't Get The Bag; Filene's Basement On The Block
- Vogue subscribers are lured with a free-gift gimmick that looks...different when it comes in the mail. Of course, subscribing to Vogue is basically scheduling disappointment monthly, but the bait-and-switch is not normally so overt. [NYPost]
Raiding Mom's Closet Is A Time-Honored Tradition
Tom Ford: Designer, Provocateur, Film Director
- Following his stint as guest editor of Vanity Fair, jack of all trades Tom Ford makes his directorial debut with an adaptation of Isherwood's 1964 novel A Single Man, which will apparently star Colin Firth as said man. Julianne Moore and Jamie Bell are somehow involved. [E]
- Speaking of auteurs, Kate Moss sells a…
Michelle And Jackie O: Twins Separated At Birth?

Long before Ted Kennedy endorsed him for president, I've been telling anyone who'll listen that I think that Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, are the contemporary version of Camelot: Barack with his ability to connect with younger generations and inspire hope; Michelle with her formidable intelligence and…
