RADZIWILL, LEE Autograph letter signed to Oleg Cassini written from Pakistan while on official visit with the First Lady. Karachi, Pakistan: 26 March 1962. Four page autograph letter in blue ink signed "Lee", written on two sheets of "President's House/Karachi" stationery. 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Rust mark from paperclip, short closed tear to margin of second leaf . In spring of 1962, Mrs. Kennedy and her sister Lee Radziwill made an official visit to India and Pakistan. The trip was a whirlwind tour and the two were welcomed by crowds and photographed constantly, greatly enhancing American relations in those countries. Here Radziwill writes that the trip was a "tremendous success ... all your clothes were an absolute dream." She jokingly continues that the clothes made for the trip "are now all in a rather pathetic condition after 3 weeks of 1 night stands and well worn! ... It seemed that 'Oleg Cassini' were the words heard most often by the Indians & Pakistanis & they'll be expecting you out there to redesign their saris!" C Estate of Oleg Cassini 19th Street Townhouse, New York
RADZIWILL, LEE Autograph letter signed to Oleg Cassini written from Pakistan while on official visit with the First Lady. Karachi, Pakistan: 26 March 1962. Four page autograph letter in blue ink signed "Lee", written on two sheets of "President's House/Karachi" stationery. 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Rust mark from paperclip, short closed tear to margin of second leaf . In spring of 1962, Mrs. Kennedy and her sister Lee Radziwill made an official visit to India and Pakistan. The trip was a whirlwind tour and the two were welcomed by crowds and photographed constantly, greatly enhancing American relations in those countries. Here Radziwill writes that the trip was a "tremendous success ... all your clothes were an absolute dream." She jokingly continues that the clothes made for the trip "are now all in a rather pathetic condition after 3 weeks of 1 night stands and well worn! ... It seemed that 'Oleg Cassini' were the words heard most often by the Indians & Pakistanis & they'll be expecting you out there to redesign their saris!" C Estate of Oleg Cassini 19th Street Townhouse, New York
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