In an era of maximalist flash and algorithm-chasing trends, Daisy Edgar-Jones is walking proof that the most powerful style statements are whispered, not shouted. Her summer wardrobe reads like a love letter to minimalist icons—chief among them, the ineffable Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.
Once again spotted meandering through the sun-drenched streets of Manhattan, Edgar-Jones appeared less like a rising Hollywood starlet and more like a reincarnation of Bessette-Kennedy herself—cool, unbothered, and impossibly chic. In a taupe suede jacket slung casually over a pair of pale-washed, straight-leg jeans, she captured the very spirit of ’90s restraint. Unbranded leather loafers grounded the look with purpose, while her only rebellion against Bessette’s infamous handbag austerity came in the form of a functional oversized tote—practical, yes, but somehow still elegant.
There’s a discipline to Edgar-Jones’s aesthetic—an adherence to the clean lines and tonal harmony that defined Bessette-Kennedy’s quiet-luxury canon. The sleeveless boatneck top she wore earlier this month felt like a direct nod to the discreet sensuality of Carolyn’s summer silhouettes. And that Calvin Klein skirt-suit she wore in April? Collarless, minimalist, and tailored to hushed perfection—it could have walked straight out of a Bessette-era lookbook, a subtle wink to the fashion house where the late icon once made her mark.
Even her off-duty styling is rich with reference. A December appearance in a Gucci wool-crepe jacket, paired with slim-cut denim and a bare face, called to mind not just Bessette-Kennedy, but also Jane Birkin—another eternal muse for the Normal People star. “She is my constant, forever muse,” Edgar-Jones recently shared while shooting the Gucci Lido campaign. “I was looking up her summer style: denim shorts and a white T-shirt, or a beautiful lace white top with perfectly fitting jeans.”
The simplicity of the reference is the point. There is no desperate attempt to “go viral” here—only a commitment to precision, ease, and timelessness. In an industry obsessed with reinvention, Edgar-Jones is embracing something radical: refinement.
With the upcoming Ryan Murphy dramatization of the Bessette-Kennedy romance reigniting a cultural fixation on Carolyn’s style, it’s fitting that Edgar-Jones—an actress on the cusp of fashion’s upper echelons—has emerged as her most intuitive modern interpreter. Not through mimicry, but through embodiment. The restraint. The unfussed grace. The intelligence of her silhouettes.
