Grace Kelly & Bing Crosby - High Society
Posted on 11/05/2013 10:56:04 AM PST by nickcarraway
The Michener Museum is the sole U.S. venue for exhibit about the life and fashion of the iconic Philadelphia-born actress and princess Grace Kelly
It's the golden Oscar that grabs you first, then that sleek, mint-green dress behind it. Both share a statuesque radiance, the unmistakable sheen of the iconic.
The Oscar is Grace Kelly's, which she won in 1955 for her role in "Country Girl," co-starring Bing Crosby and William Holden. The dress, a stunning body-hugging silk gown designed by Edith Head, is what she wore when accepting the award.
Both are what first meet the eye in "From Philadelphia to Monaco: Grace Kelly — Beyond the Icon" at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown through Jan. 26.
That dress was an unusual fashion choice for an Oscar winner, when most stars opted for something far more ostentatious. Elegant yet understated, it defined part of what soon would be known as the "Grace Kelly Look." As the Associated Press put it, "Grace Kelly — a nice girl from a nice family that made good taste glamorous."
Kelly would go on to an even more high profile role — as the Princess of Monaco, after her marriage to Prince Rainier III in 1956, and mother of Princesses Caroline and Stephanie and Prince Albert.
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Grace Kelly & Bing Crosby - High Society
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