Posted on 12/07/2016 9:43:14 AM PST by ELS
This is the classic "little black dress" and is simple, but the proportions are right:
The hem hits her knee at just the right place, the bodice fits perfectly and the shoes and accessories do not detract from the dress. Her hair is pretty but not overdone. She could go anywhere in this dress.
Her shoes are gorgeous....the “caged look” but not overdone.
......reminiscent of Edith Head’s ball dress...... for Grace and Cary Grant’s dance......
Oh I LOVE that one too!! Such a 5th avenue look!
.....very much so....
I don’t usually like that “caged” look, but this style elongates her legs. Very pretty!
He was not only incredibly handsome, but funny!
Tommy Hilfiger said a week or two ago that he would gladly dress Melania or Ivanka (though she has her own line) and that they are both beautiful women. IIRC he has an office in Trump Tower
From the crownlike wreath topping the headpiece to the bows down the back of the graceful train, Grace Kelly’s wedding ensemble is simple but exquisitely detailed. Delicate rose point lace, a type of nineteenth-century Brussels needle lace that features elaborate floral motifs, forms the bodice, which appears seamless because the lace motifs were detached from their original ground and pieced together to follow the shaping of the dress. Touches of the lace, accented with lustrous seed pearls, unify the gown and accessories. The dress itself is constructed in four complex parts: the lace bodice with an attached underbodice, skirt support, and slip; a heavily pleated silk faille skirt that incorporates a smoothing petticoat, ruffled petticoat, and foundation petticoat; a triangular tulle and lace train insert; and a pleated silk faille cummerbund.
Philadelphia Museum of Art Handbook (2014 Edition)
Movie actress Grace Kelly, a Philadelphia native, wore this gown for her wedding to Prince Rainier III of Monaco on April 19, 1956. A gift from her studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 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 and The Swan. MGM’s wardrobe department constructed it with meticulous care under strict security.
In style and detail the dress was conceived to complement the bride’s fairy-princess image. The bell-shaped skirt of ivory faille, supported by three attached petticoats, fans out into a graceful lace train; the high-necked bodice of antique Brussels lace was re-embroidered to render the seams invisible and then accented with seed pearls. Lace embellished with pearls covers the accompanying prayer book, shoes, and cap, which is surmounted by a wreath of orange blossoms. The circular veil was designed specially so as not to obscure the bride’s famous face.
Smart man! His style has that all-American look.
the dress was designed by Academy Award–winning costume designer Helen Rose
I stand corrected. I thought Edith Head had designed it.
Edith Head did many designs for Grace.
Btw, Grace presented her wedding gown to the Phila Museum.....their most popular exhibit.
It’s extraordinarily beautiful.
I have the book "The Bridesmaid" by one of Grace's bridesmaids....has all kinds of juicy
details. Her own wedding dress description is worth the price of the book.
Those were the days. The little girls could almost be dressed for First Communion.
She would look lovely with her hair up like Grace Kelly. Not enough attractive women wear their hair up. So lovely.
Yes. See #75 and #76!
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