I will be making a trip to London in April. The spectacular wardrobe of Grace Kelly, one of the most popular and iconic actresses of the 1950s, will be on display at the
Victoria & Albert museum in London from April 17th - September 26th 2010.
Tracing the evolution of her style from her days as one of Hollywood's most popular actresses in the 1950s and as Princess Grace of Monaco. The display will present over 50 of Grace Kelly's outfits together with hats, jewelery and the original Hermès Kelly bag. Dresses from her films will be shown as well as the gown she wore to accept her Oscar award in 1955.
Grace Kelly as Tracy Lord in 'High Society', 1956.
The exhibition will feature dresses from her films such as 'Rear Window'. The dress Kelly wore for the film, above, inspired Carolina Herrera to design her own version.
The belted, short-waist dress, by Barnell of New York, which Kelly chose to wear for the announcement of her engagement, will feature at the V&A.
The display will also include the lace ensemble worn by Grace Kelly for her civil marriage ceremony to Prince Rainier in 1956 and 35 haute couture gowns from the 1960s and 70s by her favorite couturiers Dior, Balenciaga, Givenchy, and Yves St Laurent.
I am off to London for a few days for business and pleasure. I will return on Monday. While in London I will be visiting the home of David Oliver, Design Director of Paint & Paper Library, working on a profile. I am also very excited to finally meet Dara Caponigro, Editor In Chief of Veranda. More great profiles to come! Stay tuned...
I thought it would be a fun study to look at William Yeoward's London apartment after posting his country guest house yesterday. Like the guest house, his London apartment is filled with William Yeoward fabrics, interesting accessories, fabulous art, and a mixture of textures, colors, patterns and soft furnishings. You can see many similar objets d'art and fabrics in both homes, and yet the look and feel is completely different. The hallmark of a great designer.
I will be making a trip to London in April. The spectacular wardrobe of Grace Kelly, one of the most popular and iconic actresses of the 1950s, will be on display at the Victoria & Albert museum in London from April 17th - September 26th 2010.
Tracing the evolution of her style from her days as one of Hollywood's most popular actresses in the 1950s and as Princess Grace of Monaco. The display will present over 50 of Grace Kelly's outfits together with hats, jewelery and the original Hermès Kelly bag. Dresses from her films will be shown as well as the gown she wore to accept her Oscar award in 1955. 
Grace Kelly as Tracy Lord in 'High Society', 1956.
The exhibition will feature dresses from her films such as 'Rear Window'. The dress Kelly wore for the film, above, inspired Carolina Herrera to design her own version.
The belted, short-waist dress, by Barnell of New York, which Kelly chose to wear for the announcement of her engagement, will feature at the V&A.
The display will also include the lace ensemble worn by Grace Kelly for her civil marriage ceremony to Prince Rainier in 1956 and 35 haute couture gowns from the 1960s and 70s by her favorite couturiers Dior, Balenciaga, Givenchy, and Yves St Laurent.
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Sorry for the delay in posting the past few days. I have been traveling with my family, making posting each day a bit more difficult. I have spent the better part of the week catching up with my sisters, laughing and enjoying spa treatments. .jpg)
