Grace Kelly High Society Wedding Dress
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Grace kelly high society wedding dress. Grace kelly s wedding trousseau was certainly fit for a princess consisting of around forty day and evening outfits including two helen rose designed wedding gowns and a dozen costumes from her final film high society donated by mgm. As democratic nominee in the 1935 election for mayor of. The wedding dress of the american actress grace kelly worn during her wedding to prince rainier iii of monaco on 19 april 1956 is cited as one of the most elegant and best remembered bridal gowns of all time and one of the most famous since the mid 20th century. Her father irish american john b.
Before wearing one of the most iconic wedding dresses of our time grace kelly wore another on the silver screen. Portrait of princess grace on her 10th wedding anniversary monaco 1966 rex features princess grace at the princely palace monaco about 1960 the dress was designed by academy award winning costume designer helen rose who had created the star s wardrobe for four films including high society grace kelly on her wedding day 1956 grace kelly. After just six years in the industry high society proved to be grace s last picture mgm released the film in 1956 shortly before her real life marriage to prince rainier iii of monaco. Designed by helen rose american 1904 1985.
Grace patricia kelly was born on november 12 1929 at hahnemann university hospital in philadelphia pennsylvania to an affluent and influential family. In the 1950s grace often wore dresses that featured a fitted bodice a nipped in waist and a full skirt a silhouette known as the new look made famous by christian dior one of grace s favorite designers. Made by the wardrobe department of metro goldwyn mayer culver city california founded 1924. Grace kelly had two wedding outfits for her civil.
Also referenced her late grandmother s wedding dress at her 2019 nuptials by picking a chanel dress which. One author describes the dress as a symbol of the marital fervor and a major influence on women who strove to emulate kelly s. Including high society and. In 2010 the v a dedicated an entire exhibition to the actress turned royal which featured dresses from her starring roles in hitchcock s classic rear window to high society.
Worn by grace kellyat her marriage to prince rainier of monaco american philadelphia 1929 1982. When grace as tracy lord tied the knot in high society she wore one of the most beautiful wedding dresses ever seen matched only by the dress she wore for her real life wedding to prince rainier. Her iconic wedding dress created by helen rose who was head costume designer at mgm film studios is still cited as one of the most famous bridal gowns over to be worn.