Grace Kelly

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I loved Grace Kelly's wedding dress. I saw her dress in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

 

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[kochie332]

I loved Grace Kelly's wedding dress. I saw her dress in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

it was gorgeous must have been even more beautiful in person. Did it look very yellow, because in more recent pictures of the dress it doesnt look very white anymore?

 

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Was Grace originally a Blondie or a Brunette

 

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A blonde.

EVC

 

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omg i love every single one! i added all amazing thanks!

 

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Thank you!

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The dress that Grace's bridesmaids wore on display at the Philly Museum of Art

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Dress worn by a flower girl at Grace's wedding which was displayed at Philly museum of art.

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Exhibit on Grace's wedding dress



Grace Kelly's Wedding Dress and Accessories, 1956
Designed by Helen Rose, American
Rose point lace, silk faille, silk tulle, and seed pearls
Gift of Her Serene Highness, the Princesse Grace de Monaco, 1956
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Fit for a Princess: Grace Kelly’s Wedding Dress
April 1, 2006 - May 21, 2006
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the fairy tale wedding of Grace Kelly to Monaco’s Prince Rainier III, the Museum is presenting an exhibition focusing on Princess Grace’s wedding dress. Miss Kelly (1929–1982), the Philadelphia-born, Academy Award-winning actress, married the glamorous Prince Rainier III (1923–2005) on April 19, 1956, and the bride donated her famous dress to the Museum soon after the ceremony. This is the first time the gown has been on view since its appearance in the Museum’s 1997 survey of 250 years of fashion, Best Dressed: 250 Years of Style.

Helen Rose (American, 1904–1985), the Academy Award-winning designer who made the costumes for Miss Kelly’s films High Society and The Swan, was chosen to design the gown—a present to the bride from MGM Studios—which was made by MGM’s wardrobe department. The dress, created to complement the "fairy princess" beauty of the actress, features a bell-shaped skirt of ivory peau de soie supported by petticoats, and a high-necked bodice of Brussels lace, which was re-embroidered to render the seams invisible and then accented with seed pearls. Continuing the theme of pearl-embellished lace are the bride’s prayer book, shoes, headpiece, and circular silk net veil—designed so that Miss Kelly’s face could be seen—all of which is also on view.

The exhibition is supported by a generous gift from Carol Ware Gates in honor of Marian S. Ware. The accompanying publication is also supported by the Laura and William C. Buck Endowment for Special Publications and The Women's Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Curator
Kristina Haugland • Associate Curator of Costume and Textiles
Location
American Art Gallery 119, first floor

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Philadelphia Museum

Costume and Textiles

Grace Kelly's Wedding Dress and Accessories

Made in United States
1956

Designed by Helen Rose, American, 1904 - 1985. Made by the wardrobe department of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Culver City, California, founded 1924. Worn by Grace Kellyat her marriage to Prince Ranier of Monaco, American (Philadelphia), 1929 - 1982.

Rose point lace, silk faille, silk tulle, and seed pearls

Currently not on view

1956-51-1a--d--4b

Gift of Her Serene Highness, the Princesse Grace de Monaco, 1956
Gallery Label
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.

 

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Irish Times

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JOAN SCALES
PARIS EXHIBITION: SHE WAS A princess of American society, a princess of the silver screen and then a serene princess. Grace Kelly, the Philadelphia-born daughter of Irish ancestry, was the fairytale princess of the 20th century, and her story, in all its detail, is being told this summer in Paris.

Les Années de Grace Kelly, Princesse de Monaco, opened in Paris last week at the Hôtel de Ville, the city hall. The exhibition, curated by Frédéric Mitterrand, tells her story in rich personal detail.

"Prince Albert was very helpful in putting together the exhibition. He gave me free rein. There was no censorship, though when I came across a photograph of her in the bath he asked, 'Is it really necessary to see my mother in the bath?'" Mitterrand said.

Bath time aside, the level of detail in the exhibition is fascinating. It traces Kelly's life as a girl in Philadelphia, through her career as an icon of the 1950s and through to her fairytale marriage to a real prince and her life as royalty and as a mother.

Here you will find the childish scrapbooks of a young woman, tickets stubs and matchbook covers, gum wrappers and event programmes, with little notes of the memories they are preserving.

The career that began after drama school in New York is outlined in film posters, theatre programmes, advertising shoots and some great photographs, particularly those taken by Howell Conant in Jamaica in 1955.

There is plenty of correspondence from her Hollywood friends on show, including a letter warning her of the attentions of one Jack Nicholson.

The correspondence between Kelly and Alfred Hitchcock is charming in that it shows the obvious fondness they had for one another. She was Hitchcock's image of the perfect ice blonde and appeared in several of his films.

The wedding details are all here, too: the seating plan for the cathedral in Monaco, telegrams, notes and love letters from Prince Rainier, and her wedding dress.

That she took to the life of a princess is obvious from the diaries, and in the details she put into planning life at the palace.

The 1960s were the Monaco's heyday, with the golden couple putting it on the social map. Princess Grace revived the principality's greatest balls - the Red Cross and the Rose Ball - and transformed them into major events.

In fashion, Kelly was elegant and understated, as evidenced by the selection of her dresses on show.

The happiness of her family life is obvious in the films, which she herself shot, appearing, like Hitchcock, only in cameos. Some of the happy holidays are filmed in Ireland during family trips here.

• The exhibition Les Années de Grace Kelly, Princesse de Monaco is free, and runs at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris every day except Sundays from 10am to 7pm (doors close 6.15pm) until August 16th

© 2008 The Irish Times

 

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Yale Press

One of the most admired women in the world, Grace Kelly (1929–1982) 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 book—all 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 Museum’s collection.

Stunning color images detail the wedding dress, accessories, and attendants’ dresses, which are also owned by the Museum. Numerous historical photographs illustrate the actress’s career, style, and famous wedding in Monaco.

H. Kristina Haugland is Associate Curator of Costume and Textiles at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

 

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RACE KELLY’S WEDDING DRESS IN PHILLY FOR 50th ANNIVERSARY SHOW
Three Fashion Exhibits & Tax-Free Clothing Shopping Make For A Great Spring Weekend

PHILADELPHIA, December 28, 2005 -In celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will display Fit for a Princess: Grace Kelly’s Wedding Dress, featuring the bride’s dress, shoes, headpiece, veil and prayer book, April 1 through May 21, 2006. The installation of the Philadelphia native’s wedding accoutrements is one of three spring shows in the region that reflect changing tastes in fashion.



In addition to the Grace Kelly display, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is featuring an exhibition that details the evolution of women’s garments from the 1750s to the 1830s. Closing in April 2006, Fashion’s Favorites: From Rococo to Romantic invites visitors to explore the trends that defined the lives of women during this time period. Next to gowns, housedresses and corsets, the museum is showing examples of gloves, fans and garters from its own collection. (26th Street & the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, (215) 763-8100, www.philamuseum.o

 

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