Grace Kelly, in addition to being an elegant and glamorous movie star, was also a fashion icon whose style easily translates into everyday life. Learn to do many of her most famous looks here.

Patrician Pose

Grace Kelly’s Style is remembered most of all for her patrician poise, her sensuality, and her dignified elegance. She is the embodiment of elegance, sophistication and classic style. From American girl to Princess of Monaco. Grace Kelly had style. Princess Grace was and always will be one of the most fashionable and elegant women in history.

Grace Kelly’s Style is remembered most of all for her patrician poise, her sensuality, and her dignified elegance. She is the embodiment of elegance, sophistication, and classic style. From American girl actress to Princess of Monaco. Grace Kelly had style. This country girl had confidence as an actress. She knew how to play the public figure part.

Film

In 1951 dans le film 14 heures was her final role.

Her vintage role is why Princess Grace was and always will be one of the most fashionable and elegant women in history.

Le 19 avril 1956, Grace Kelly devient la princesse Grace de Monaco the elegance of femme.

If you adopt one philosophy when it comes to fashion. Make sure you choose the garments that you love and ditch worrying about what label made them. Many of her most well-known outfits were created by costume designers at MGM. Costume fashion is an underrated style approach that I will embrace more and more throughout my life.

Roberta Di Camerino Bag

Photographed on Grace Kelly’s arm in 1956, the legendary Roberta Di Camerino Bagonghi bag has travelled the world with her. All Made In Italy in Venice.

arm in 1956, the legendary Bagonghi bag

 

Edith Head design / 1999

1955: Grace Kelly won her Oscar wearing an Edith Head design / 1999: Gwyneth Paltrow in a pink Ralph Lauren dress the year she won her Oscar.

You had to be very confident to capture the style grace kelly naturally was.

Edith Head design / 1999

1999: Gwyneth Paltrow in a pink Ralph Lauren

Film Roles

She never acted but many filmmakers like Le film Grace de Monaco d’Olivier Dahan was an indication of why women were inspired by her chic Grace. Nicole Kidman had a tough role to play but well-chosen considering she is our Grace kelly movement of today.

Hermès

Grace kelly was the ideal vintage icon as seen here with Grace Kelly portait ce sac Hermès pour la première fois dans le film d’Alfred Hitchcock La main au collet

Her natural elegant beauty was well sought after and inspirational to other women. When it came to handbag influence she was the influencer. The object of their desire was the Haut à Courroie bag, created in Paris in 1938. From Hollywood to Monaco, there was no separating Grace from the iconic handbag, which she notably used during her pregnancy to hide her growing bump from the paparazzi. Her love for the bag was later recognized by Hermès, who named the bag Kelly in her honor.

Every time she stepped out in public it was like the best actress walking the streets of London heading to the theatre. She was the stars de cinema in her own right.

Turbans

When she drove she always were turbans an excellent example of classic care elegance.

Grace Kelly Style – Her Choices

One important note in her style choices is that she chose clothing based on style and quality not because of a designer label. If you adopt one philosophy when it comes to fashion. Make sure you choose the garments that you love and ditch worrying about what label made them. Many of her most well-known outfits were created by costume designers at MGM. Costume fashion is an underrated style approach that I will embrace more and more throughout my life.

Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra Necklace

1979: Princess Grace of Monaco wearing her signature Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra necklace in Edinburgh / 2020: The Duchess of Cambridge wearing a Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra necklace at the BAFTAs

Grace kelly Kate Middleton

 

 

Gucci For Grace

In 1973  Rodolfo Gucci commissioned Italian illustrator Vittorio Accornero to create the special Floral print for Princess Grace / 2013: Princess Grace of Monaco’s granddaughter Charlotte Casiraghi in Gucci’s Forever Now campaign.

Grace understood her politique de confidentialite role.

She loved clothes with flattering lines, tailored details, and a perfect fit. Grace’s style is that she really had fun with accessories. The Princess is known for her belted tiny waist, elegant gloves, pearls, and glamorous sunglasses.

Flora scarf was designed in 1966 by Rodolfo Gucci and Vittorio Accornero for Grace Kelly vintage Audrey Hepburn (2)

She loved clothes with flattering lines, tailored details, and a perfect fit. Grace’s style is that she really had fun with accessories. The Princess is known for her belted tiny waist, elegant gloves, pearls, and glamorous sunglasses.

The Grace of Monaco’s Wedding Dress by Helen Rose of MGM

The grace of Monaco’s Wedding Dress by Helen Rose of MGM “Le mariage du siècle”. 1956: Princess Grace of Monaco’s wedding dress by Helen Rose of MGM / 2011: The Duchess of Cambridge’s Alexander McQueen wedding dress

If the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton got her inspiration from the princess, regarding her wedding dress. Then you too should be inspired by Grace’s fashion approach and get her to look in your own gracious way.

Kate Middleton Wedding Dress Grace kelly

Cartier

She was the perfect diamond model. Her platinum and diamond engagement ring that Prince Rainier III had ordered from Cartier was an indication of engagement rings to be bought for the future.

One important note in her style choices is that she chose clothing based on style and quality not because of a designer label.

Grace Kelly

Fifty Style

When she turned fifty she was described as c’est la femme à qui on voudrait toutes ressembler à 50 ans, qui n’a pas besoin de mettre des talons vertigineux pour être la plus belle. When she turned fifty an exposition consacrée à sa garde-robe, at Victoria & Albert Museum of London was created for celebrating one of the most powerful fashionista of all vintage time.

Her life was a holly wood of the rich and famous. Which can only be described as the French would say, maître du suspense.