Kelly

Grace Kelly (1929-1982). American actress. Cool and impeccable, the perfect example of American upper-class style, she represented the other face of the explicit sensuality of the 1950s. She arrived in Hollywood from the Academy of Drama in New York. She came from Philadelphia, from a rich family of Irish origin. She won her first important role in 1952, when Fred Zimmermann wanted her at the side of Gary Cooper in High Noon. But confirmation of her star status was made with Alfred Hitchcock who, between 1954 and 1955, made her the lead character in three films: Dial “M” for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954) and To Catch A Thief (1955). In Rear Window her wardrobe was entirely created by Edith Head, the most renowned costume designer in the history of cinema. In the movie, dresses follow one another as though it were a fashion show translated onto the big screen: from the sophisticated corolla skirt in perfect New Look style, to a more casual look made of cigarette pants and loafers that the actress wears in the last scene. Symbolic of her style, and more and more popular in the fashion of the time, she wore pearls, a silk scarf knotted under her chin and carried the famous Kelly bag created by Hermès. She had a short but brilliant career, from 1952 to 1956 when, in order to marry Prince Albert Rainier of Monaco, she abandoned the world of celluloid for good.