Carolyn's Basic Facts
Born: January 7, 1966 in White Plains, NY to William J. Bessette and Ann Messina (but grew up mostly in Greenwich, CT)
Height: Around 5'9" (reports have claimed her to be six feet, but John was 6'1" or 6'2" and she regularly wore 3" heels while standing next to him and she was still a few inches shorter).
Family: Lisa and Lauren Bessette (identical twins), Ann Freeman (mother), Richard Freeman (stepfather), William Bessette (father)
Pets: Friday the dog and Ruby the black cat
Faith: Roman Catholic
Schooling: Juniper Hill Elementary, St Mary's High, Boston University (degree in elementary education)
Hairstylist: Brad Johns, but apparently switched stylists after Johns became too chatty about his client.
Trademarks: Long pale blonde hair (natural color is thought to be dark blonde/light brown), red lipstick, ponytail, black clothes, bootcut pants, uncluttered style, Hermes Birkin bag, knee-high boots
Wardrobe Staples: Headbands, Selima Optique sunglasses, Comme des Garçons clutch, red toenails, simple gold wedding band
How she met John: Supposedly met John at a charity event and were introduced via Kelly Klein and met again when he had a personal shopping appointment. Part of her PR job was to make celeb clients happy.
Carolyn's Favorites
Favorite Designers: Yohji Yamamoto, Narciso Rodriguez, Prada, Ann Demeulemeester, Manolo Blahnik
Favorite Stores: Barney's, Petit Bateau, Gap
Favorite Beauty Products: Janet Sartin, MAC, Kiehl's, FACE Stockholm, Philip Kingsley Hair Care, Bobbi Brown (Ruby Stain lipstick)
Favorite Restaurant: Bubby's. Per Carole's book, she apparently also liked fast food like Wendy's and KFC.