Paul Anthony Kelly Is So JFK Jr.-Coded in New York City

Reported by Harper's Bazaar.

There's something happening on the streets of New York City, and it's not just fashion — it's a full-scale historical reenactment. Since FX's Love Story premiered in February, men across the city have been deep in JFK Jr. cosplay: backwards hats, sweater vests, casual suiting, and, apparently, a renewed interest in frisbee. Whether the show sparked it or simply accelerated something already simmering, the Kennedy aesthetic is everywhere.

The timing makes sense. John F. Kennedy Jr. had a genuinely compelling wardrobe — effortless, masculine, and specific in a way that holds up decades later. The men trying to channel it aren't wrong to try. They're just not quite nailing it, according to Harper's Bazaar.

The Man Who Actually Gets It

Enter Paul Anthony Kelly, the actor who portrayed Kennedy so convincingly in Love Story that fans keep doing double takes every time he's photographed in public. His recent appearance on Good Morning America — where he discussed his upcoming role in American Horror Story — was a masterclass in the exact energy men have been trying to replicate. Kelly wore a full Ferragamo look: white button-up, matching white slacks, an olive overcoat, and a tie in the same earthy tone. The coat's black leather collar straps did the heavy lifting, grounding the outfit with an edge that kept it from reading as too corporate. He matched with inky loafers. Clean, considered, intentional.

Once on set, Kelly pivoted to something quieter but no less precise — a navy knit sweater and coordinating dark-blue trousers, both Ferragamo again, finished with black leather Chelsea boots and round sunglasses. Two looks, one through-line: that specific brand of American ease that looks unconstructed but is actually doing a lot of work. It's the difference between wearing a sweater and wearing a sweater.

The city full of JFK Jr. hopefuls is proof that classic men's style still has genuine cultural pull — but understanding a reference and embodying it are two different skills. Kelly, whether by design or instinct, clearly has both.

You can borrow someone's aesthetic all you want, but style is in the specificity — and the details are always where it lives or dies.

Read the original at Harper's Bazaar.