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Janet Norton Lee Auchincloss, previously Bouvier, (December 3, 1907 – July 22, 1989) [1] was an American socialite. She was the mother of the former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Lee Radziwill .
Janet Lee Bouvier, Jacqueline's mother, hired Lowe to design and make the entire bridal party's outfits. Lowe had made Bouvier's dress for her wedding to Hugh Auchincloss. The bridal gown, of ivory-colored silk taffeta, featured a portrait neckline and huge round skirt. The skirt featured interwoven tucking bands and tiny wax flowers. [6]
When Janet Auchincloss married Hugh Auchincloss in 1942, Lowe created her wedding gown. She also designed the debut gown of Nina Auchincloss, Jacqueline’s stepsister, which appeared in Vogue in ...
The marriage later produced two more children, Janet Jennings Auchincloss in 1945 and James Lee Auchincloss in 1947. [27] As a wedding gift, Mr. Auchincloss presented his new wife, Janet, with a car. But, being in the depths of World War II, no new cars were being produced. So, Mr. Auchincloss gave her a like-new 1940 Ford Deluxe Convertible.
The main house remained in the Auchincloss family until the 1976 death of Hugh Auchincloss. Janet Lee Auchincloss (1907–1989), Jacqueline Kennedy's mother, sold the main house and moved into one of the guesthouses on the farm, called "The Castle". There was another guest house on the farm built to resemble a windmill.
Janet Norton Lee was only 21 when she married Jackie’s father, John Vernou “Black Jack” Bouvier III, according to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, and only 33 when she ...
The Bouvier family or Bouvier-Lee-Auchincloss family describes the wealthy, American family connected with former First Lady of the United States Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. It was founded in the United States around 1820 and joined the American upper class over subsequent years. Members of the family have French, Irish, and English ancestry.
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