YOU'D BETTER HURRY IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE HATS, SHOES, DRESSES AND IMMACULATE GLOVES THAT WERE AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE STYLE WHICH MADE GRACE KELLY A FASHION BEACON FOR MILLIONS OF WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD. THE 'GRACE KELLY: STYLE ICON' EXHIBITION AT LONDON'S VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSING ITS DOORS IN SEPTEMBER, SO THERE ARE ONLY A FEW WEEKS LEFT TO SEE THE CLOTHES, MEMENTOS AND VIDEOS WHICH REPLAY THE LIFE OF HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY TURNED REAL-LIFE PRINCESS. SET IN THE MUSEUM'S FASHION SECTION, THE SHOW HOLDS MORE THAN 35 OF KELLY'S OUTFITS MADE BY FAMOUS DESIGNERS SUCH AS EDITH HEAD, HELEN ROSE, YVES SAINT LAURENT AND MANY OF KELLY'S PERSONAL FAVORITE, CHRISTIAN DIOR. BALL GOWNS IN SILK CHIFFON BY DIOR AND TRAVEL SUITS IN WOOL BY COCO CHANEL ARE MATCHED WITH FILM POSTERS FROM OLD MOVIES SUCH AS 'TO CATCH A THIEF'. PICTURES AND MAGAZINE COVERS DEPICT KELLY STARRING IN FILMS ALONGSIDE THE TOP LEADING MEN OF THE DAY LIKE CARY GRANT, BING CROSBY OR CLARK GABLE, AND WINNING AN ACADEMY AWARD AND FLOATING UP ON THE RED CARPET. EACH GARMENT IS PLACED IN CATEGORIES SUCH AS EVENING WEAR OR TRAVEL SUITS IN GROUPS IN GLASS CASES, COMPLETE WITH PICTURES OF KELLY WEARING THE ITEM AND A FULL ANALYSIS INCLUDING DESIGNER DETAILS, DATE AND FABRIC. SOME CASES HIGHLIGHT KELLY'S ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING ONE WITH THE STILL SOUGHT-AFTER 'KELLY' BAG MADE FROM LUXURY RETAILER HERMES. OTHER ACCESSORIES INCLUDE SILK CLUTCHES, BAGS MADE WITH CROCODILE SKIN, A COLLECTION OF KELLY'S SUNGLASSES AND SOME OF HER SIGNATURE HATS, INCLUDING THOSE WORN TO THE GLAMOROUS FANCY DRESS BALLS SHE AND RAINIER THREW IN THE HEYDAYS OF MONACO'S POPULARITY DURING THE 1960s AND 70s. A PLATINUM AND DIAMOND TIARA IS THE TOP HIGHLIGHT IN A CASE FULL OF KELLY'S JEWELRY, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES BROOCHES AND RINGS FESTOONED WITH DIAMONDS, RUBIES, EMERALDS AND SAPPHIRES.
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