[1] She asked Rodriguez to design her wedding dress while having drinks at The Odeon Restaurant in New York City.
[5] Along with the gown, Bessette wore a long tulle veil, sheer gloves,[6] and crystal-beaded Manolo Blahnik strappy satin sandals.
[7][8][9] Bessette's bun hairstyle was pinned and held by a clip which had belonged to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, John's mother.
[citation needed] Alan Millstein, a fashion newsletter editor, stated "Seventh Avenue hasn't had anything like this since Princess Di's wedding.
[Bessette] hands-down changed the wedding dress game—making it acceptable and desirable to wear something refined and simple: a white silk slip rather than princess-y tulle and an embellished gown.
[14] In a 25th anniversary retrospective for Vogue in 2021, contributors praised the simplicity and timelessness of the dress, with former Harper's Bazaar editor in chief Kate Betts calling it "revolutionary".