Grace Kelly (Grace Kelly) that people have a sense of distance is both familiar names, half a century has been been continuously raised, her name even became a fashion in one set of elegant and noble synonymous.Whatever the occasion, Grace always looked so perfect, her meticulous style and her gestures between the distribution of the enduring charm of intake; calm self-confidence to take her own life and orderly, and her name will never be free order, confusion that the word simultaneously.

Grace's story was repeated to her friend and tells the media, most recently, London's Victoria and Albert Museum held called Grace Kelly: a symbol of fashion exhibition, recalled before his death in the film through the Grace of gorgeous costumes, and she became Princess of Monaco after the wonderful costumes, in memory of the leading style of generations Fashion Princess - and how we spied on her in a short career and life achievements of the screen is so huge influence.

timeless fashion

fashion guru Tommy Hilfiger told the media, said: When I sort out the dress code of women, I began to study the signature style, and then I found the style of Grace Kelly, is unique in the crowd.Tommy is nothing wrong in today's fashion-powerful figures, he is also a big fan of Grace.Tommy home to modern American hung portraits of the artist Andy Warhol silkscreen prints Grace giant photograph of the system. Grace style is time-tested, is eternal and can not buy with money.She will be grace and conservative chic mixed in one .We have compiled a book called Grace Kelly: Pictures of life, the purpose of encouraging not only to motivate ourselves, and we found that French and she was also fascinated by the Japanese.

; Maybe people remember that in Hitchcock's Rear Window in the Grace skirt a graceful image as white as snow, but also the film that she laid the screen position.Hitchcock is the best dig out soft sexy side of Grace director, he told the film costume clothing he needed for the film Grace atmosphere icing on the cake, so there was a classic - black velvet with a white thin V-Neck Top yarn Chouqun.The phone murder case, Hitchcock asked Grace firmly denied she wore plush bathrobes arrangements to answer the phone, she said: Any normal woman answering the phone will wake up at night wearing pajamas instead of a bathrobe.Great directors listened to her advice, since any choice about costumes Grace Hitchcock have given the greatest freedom.Grace before leaving perfect almost became the Queen's Hitchcock heroine, a major accomplishment since the director and actor friendship story.

time to 1956, is the year that Grace leaving perfect, her costumes also reached its peak period.In the movie, she wore clothes made of various precious fabric: silk gauze, corrugated silk, linen and light floating in the air, such as organza.Particularly among high society in the Swan Princess and the gorgeous dress has been eulogized.In the body in the upper-class clothing as much as Grace, is the dazzling, it is the classic elegance of her fixed in the unparalleled height.

However, few people can imagine how famous Grace before the dress.Bazaar fashion editor Laura Clark met in the 1950s, the fledgling Grace, she recalled: Grace is very funny cute around her makes you happy.Her dress a bit conservative, is the kind of white-collar shirt, plaid skirt round pins coupled with woolen dress, a bit like a female student at school.

Grace's childhood friend Mary Lambert (Maree Frisby Rambo) said: did not see Grace childhood had a passion for fashion Our dress is almost the same.However, all the Grace left home to flee to New York has changed dramatically.I remember she went to New York for a while, back to Philadelphia to visit relatives, I went to the Cricket Club about her swimming.When she appeared in front of me, wearing a chic, and our clothing has been greatly different.She looks very New York, and we are still so local.strict tutor young

Grace, which also achieved her style a little conservative elements.Growth of a wealthy family in Philadelphia, home of the mother has never allowed any kitsch girls dress up, though grew up in a devout Catholic family, but the rebellious Grace was confined in the rules and regulations, from the gorgeous and conservative in general find their own simple and charming.

model family rebel

children Grace is a rather special one.Peggy witty boss is Jack's favorite; second child John was the only boy at home, he will be rowing champion, not because he wanted to but simply because he is the son of Jack; Li Shan, Nepal is the smallest baby They are very outgoing and love sports.The home was her childhood Ligeleisi defects definition: non-sports, introverted, not very healthy (childhood asthma).

; one occasion, young naughty Li Shan Grace Nigeria lock the closet, cried Grace did not want to come out, pour yourself a man playing a doll in the closet, the silence of a few hours.Li Shan Nigeria after many years of memories: she seemed born with the characteristics of a quiet and calm, which is a few people in the rest of us who are not .Calm nature is not appreciated by Jack, and Grace was active with other people is reflected in different places - her very rich imagination.Very small when she told her sister Peggy: One day I will become a princess!

Grace extraordinary imagination not just in playing with dolls, her theatrical talent is gradually expose.Young, she is also a keen ballet, the dream of one day performing on stage, and her family left her too tall gene movement can not be engaged in traditional ballet dancer's career.So school play has attracted the attention of Grace, until high school during which she is active in the school stage.

Years later, when Grace cut a striking figure in Hollywood, the Los Angeles Times commented: do not know where she comes, of course, is not entirely correct.In the Kelly family, in addition to genes that language, sports performance genes.Jack's two brothers, Walter and Gregory are quite accomplished in the theater, Gregory also won the Pulitzer Prize for screenwriting.Thus, Gregory has naturally become the Grace in the performance aspect of the Enlightenment, and also encourages Grace to pursue his dream of his own performances, but also he helped Grace won the Manhattan School of American drama of a famous seat places.Jack Kelly, outgoing and cheerful couple and do not want her daughter to New York to study, abide by the dogma of the Catholic parents fear that this whole wide world defiled their daughter.

may create a family culture that Jack Grace feel suffocated and more or less out of tune, which drove her to leave home early to make the determination.Very early on, his own, made her performing career in the future benefit, independent calm personality has become her personal charm.

fairy tale in reality

Later, the development of Grace in Hollywood need not be elaborated.With the country girl in 1955 she won the Oscar for best actress, winning when his father Jack learned the news of his daughter, said: This is unbelievable.She is the number of children in my old age she is not counting on that.

1955, when Grace in Monaco, Cannes Film Festival and the King met, back in the U.S., Grace excitedly told close friend She found the prince of their own.Grace put on a show by the end of the world called the century wedding, and she said the century carnival, Mary recalls her bridesmaids to the wedding guests more than the media, the entire MGM film format lace wedding, to 300 million viewers throughout Europe fact sheet.Bar waiters even toast for this event, the new princess cocktail came into being prepared.

; Grace dedicated to complete her royal duties, hoping one day to return to Hollywood, but to take into account the country's image, she could not be allowed to re-Rainier II of the screen.This is perhaps the biggest regret of her life, but people have never heard her complain about the front.Grace died before I tried to poetry readings, or for documentary narration way back in their love for the show.She also set up in 1964, Princess Grace of Monaco Foundation to support local artists, arts contribution to Monaco.

However, this century fairy tale soon becomes a boring day after day, the simple repetition.I know the rest of my life will be there every day spent.Grace said.In only half the size of Central Park in Manhattan Monaco, Grace seems to be locked up in a childhood wardrobe, but this time she did a doll company.Her life in the narrow corridor between the roundabout, take her life as the coastal cliff mountain.Grace has said she did not want to become old Hollywood beauty, she said: For women, 40-year-old is suffering, the end of life.And she would only live for 12 years.

respect clothing historian Virginia said: I think that students have every Grace, if she was born in the late 40's or 60's do not Would have made her position today. she is the kind of beauty standard in the 1950s, chalk colors, luxurious fabrics and exquisite beauty of the neckline is an essential element of .

her old partner James Stewart said: Do you know how much I Aigeleisi! Not because she is a princess, not because she is an actress, not because she is my friend, just because she is the one I met the most wonderful lady.Every time I see Grace, she is me, as she brought a ray of your life, like the soft warmth of the sun; every time I see her is a short holiday.There is no doubt that I will miss her, and we will miss her.May God bless you, Princess Grace!

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