Fashion icon Grace Kelly’s wardrobe on show.
From one of the most glamorous actresses in Hollywood to becoming Princess Grace of Monaco in a real life fairytale story, Grace Kelly’s style has not been matched since. Her chic sense of style and natural glamour spilled out into many of the movies she starred in from Rear Window in 1954 to the 1955 classic To Catch a Thief.
The display will showcase many of dresses from her films, as well the gown she wore when she accepted the ‘Best Actress’ Oscar in 1955, the outfit she wore when she met her future husband Prince Rainier of Monaco and a collection from her opulent haute couture wardrobe from 1960’s and 1970’s. The actress was known to be the type who wouldn’t throw anything away and wouldn’t stop wearing something because it went out of fashion, she was very sentimental about her clothes and never purchased large amounts of cloths all at once instead she was much more modest with her purchases.
However her effect on the fashion world is still present today with The Hermès saddlebag she carried to conceal her pregnancy bump that was named after her, the Kelly bag still has the longest waiting list in the world today, despite prices starting from around £5,000.
The Exhibition which will be on display at the Victoria & Albert Museum next year from the 17th April to the 26th September, it will feature her fashions across four decades and will include eight dresses by Christian Dior, an extravagant, beaded Balenciaga jacket, Yves Saint Laurent’s ‘Mondrian’ dress of 1965, Coco Chanel suits, jewellery by Van Cleef & Arpels and of course, the famous, original Hermès ‘Kelly’ bag. The exhibition will also feature archive film and video footage as well as film posters, family photographs and magazines.
Grace Kelly
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