Synopses & Reviews
Hollywood star, royal bride, beloved princessand#8212; Grace Kelly (1929and#8211;1982) embodied all three titles with a style all her own. Renowned for her cool beauty and faultless taste, the young actress stood apart from the other film sirens of the 1950s, with thousands of women, both in the United States and Europe, emulating her classic yet accessible style. Her marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956 catapulted Grace to further fame and cemented her influence on the world of fashion. From the Parisian catwalks to the pages of
Vogue, the and#8220;Grace Kelly Lookand#8221; became the look of the moment.
Now available in paperback, this book was published to accompany an acclaimed exhibition at the VandA in April 2010. Sumptuously illustrated, the book introduces Graceand#8217;s glamorous wardrobeand#8212;dress by dress, couturier by couturier, among them Chanel, Madame Grand#232;s, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, and Balenciagaand#8212;as she transformed herself from actress to bride to princess.
About the Author
Kristina Haugland is Associate Curator of Costume and Textiles at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and author of Grace Kelly: Icon of Style to Royal Bride.and#160;She lives inand#160;Philadelphia. Jenny Lister is Curator of Nineteenth-Century Textiles and Fashion at the VandA.and#160;Samantha Erin Safer received her masters from the Royal College of Art and was formerly Assistant Curator of the Fashion and Textile Museum, London.