Grace Kelly: Icon of Style to Royal Bride (Philadelphia Museum of Art) One of the most admired women in the world, Grace Kelly (19291982) is remembered for her beauty, poise, and style. She also was an icon of classic American style, which became known as the Grace Kelly Look. Her fairy-tale” wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956 was one of the most celebra
| Title | : | Grace Kelly: Icon of Style to Royal Bride (Philadelphia Museum of Art) |
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (865 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300116446 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2006-05-28 |
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One of the most admired women in the world, Grace Kelly (19291982) is remembered for her beauty, poise, and style. Her fairy-tale” wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco in 1956 was one of the most celebrated of the century. To commemorate its 50th anniversary, this lovely book tells the story behind her wedding gown, cap, veil, shoes, and prayer bookall given by the new princess to the Philadelphia Museum of Art shortly after the ceremony. Philadelphia-born Grace Kelly rocketed to Hollywood stardom, becoming a major box-office draw and winning an Academy Award. She also was an icon of classic American style, which became known as the Grace Kelly Look.” After examining the development of the star’s on- and off-screen style, the book focuses on her magnificent wedding dress, designed by Helen Rose and made by MGM Studios under top secret security. Public interest in the star’s wedding dress was intense, and it remains one of the most popular objects in the Muse
Editorial : About the AuthorH. Kristina Haugland is Associate Curator of Costume and Textiles at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
This one seemed to have amature designs throughout the whole thing, I only actually liked maybe 10 pages? The designs just seemed to be lacking in the wow factor, nothing grabbed my attention.
Very dissapointed in this book, its definitely NOT a must have book.. it is rather small and arbitrarily put together - so much so that several pages repeat throughout the book. If there is one book to have about Grace Kelly, this is it!. I loved it. the book offers very little in presentation that may inspire. Thank you!. Kristina Haugland of the primary sources of colorful minutia about the dress, and yet the author nevertheless puts together a meticulous and fascinating analysis of the manner in which the famous dress was fabricated. Yet of all the wedding gowns created for celebrities or royalty, Grace Kelly's gown is both the most beautiful and the most exquisitely suited to the personality of the bride (two runners-up that come to mind are Sarah Ferguson's [the Duchess of York] and Car
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