“Style Icon” is a good title for the legacy of a woman who represented the elegance and innocence of a pre-feminist America, when pure beauty was fashion’s holy grail. The fashion hero of the exhibition is Marc Bohan of Christian Dior, whose dresses, in their flutter of loose chiffon in sunset colors or with romantic rose patterns, were cut so skillfully that they smoothed over any imperfections and allowed Monaco’s first lady to keep her fashionable status. A photograph shows her taking her children to school in a Saint Laurent shirtwaist dress that she made as classic and proper as her much-used Hermès Kelly bag. She also experimented with designers such as Hubert de Givenchy and the young Yves Saint Laurent, wearing the bold, color-block 1965 YSL Mondrian dress but decorating it with a diamond-encrusted poodle brooch from Cartier. In her new role, Princess Grace moved swiftly away from costume and toward Paris haute couture, donning the fussier grandeur of a Balenciaga-embroidered jacket.

Whatever tension Alfred Hitchcock introduced to his movies, his heroines were icy icons of perfection. The show, with its vignettes of a powder-pink ball gown, a floral 1950s dress made from a paper pattern and the evening elegance seen in “High Society” or “Rear Window,” offers a reassuring vision of fashion as sweet harmony. Her fairy-tale wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956 was one of the most celebrated of the century. 2 reviews One of the most admired women in the world, Grace Kelly (19291982) is remembered for her beauty, poise, and style.Dressing simply, looking clean-cut and well-groomed.” Grace Kelly: Icon of Style to Royal Bride by H. To commemorate its 50th anniversary, this. “In the 1950s the American look was casual - a college girl. One of the most admired women in the world, Grace Kelly (19291982) is remembered for her beauty, poise, and style. “When someone appears on the red carpet very tasteful and ladylike with a pared-down elegance, she is still compared to Grace Kelly,” said Ms.

Grace Kelly Style by Kristina Haugland