Grace Kelly Style by H. Kristina celine Haugland Book
ReviewBook explores clothes worn by Grace Kelly as a young actress, her wedding
trousseau and the evolution of her styles and tastes as Princess Grace of
Monaco.
Grace Kelly Style has been published by the V Museum, London, to accompany
their exhibition entitled Grace Kelly Style Icon Fashion for a Hollywood
Princess. The book has been written by H. Kristina Haugland, edited by Jenny
Lister (curator of the exhibition) and enhanced by designer profiles by Samantha
Erin Safer.
More than 30 years since her death, Grace Kelly is still a style icon of the
21st century. The styles she favoured as a student and a young actress were
adapted by her designers to suit her role as a royal princess in one of Europe's
oldest royal families. There are few women on earth who can claim to have been a
famous Hollywood actress, a royal bride, and a royal princess.
The publication highlights her personal http://www.celinehandbagse.com/ views on fashion. It demonstrates how
she carefully cultivated her public image through what she wore, and also
explores her relationship with the designers she patronised.
Grace Kelly Style examines Kelly's wardrobe from the American casual wear and
the smartly tailored twopiece suits to the fabulous ball gowns created by
Europe's leading couturiers including Hubert de Givenchy, Christbal Balenciaga,
Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior. Readers are introduced to these designers
through supplementary essays provided by Samantha Erin Safer.
The publication includes an excellent range of supporting materials,
including film stills, dress details, portraits and photographs. Grace Kelly
Style Layout of the PublicationAfter a Foreword by HSH Prince Albert II of
Monaco, and an Introduction by Jenny Lister, the publication is divided in two
three main sections, echoing the exhibition: The Actress In 1955 Grace Kelly was
acknowledged as 'Queen of Hollywood' and this chapter explores the garments and
accessories selected for Ms Kelly's film roles. Haugland provides excellent
descriptions of the wedding dresses and the garments that made up the trousseau.
Kristina Haugland is Associate Curator of Costume and Textiles at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Grace Kelly Style is written in descriptive language accessible to everyone,
produced on good quality paper, celine bag and
enhanced with excellent photography including 60 colour, and 40 black and white
illustrations.
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