Grace Kelly High Society Wedding Dress

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Grace kelly high society wedding dress. Made by the wardrobe department of metro goldwyn mayer culver city california founded 1924. Grace kelly had two wedding outfits for her civil. The actress wore this grass green dress designer unknown on st. 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.

Grace patricia kelly was born on november 12 1929 at hahnemann university hospital in philadelphia pennsylvania to an affluent and influential family. Worn by grace kellyat her marriage to prince rainier of monaco american philadelphia 1929 1982. 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. Kelly sr had won three olympic gold medals for sculling and owned a successful brickwork contracting company that was well known on the east coast.

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. Before wearing one of the most iconic wedding dresses of our time grace kelly wore another on the silver screen. 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. Patrick s day in 1954 while reading a copy of mgm s studio news.

Including high society and. Designed by helen rose american 1904 1985. As democratic nominee in the 1935 election for mayor of. One author describes the dress as a symbol of the marital fervor and a major influence on women who strove to emulate kelly s.

Grace kelly s wedding dress and accessories. Her father irish american john b. 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.