Grace Kelly Movie Wardrobe - Stunning Outfits of a Fashion Icon
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Grace Kelly’s Movie Wardrobe help cement her status as a fashion icon.
Grace Kelly had a relatively short movie career, only starring in 11 films before leaving Hollywood to marry her real-life Prince.
From her role as a Hitchcock Blonde in three Grace Kelly Hitchcock movies, to her final role in the High Society musical you’ll see why she became a fashion icon.
This post is all about Grace Kelly Movie Wardrobe
Grace Kelly Hitchcock Blonde
Grace Kelly is well-known as being a Hitchcock blonde, starring in three movies directed by the “master of suspense,” Alfred Hitchcock.
Her role in his movies, starting with the 1954 movie Dial M for Murder help catapult not only her career, but her status as a fashion icon.
Alfred Hitchcock also wanted her to star in a fourth movie, Marnie, but by this time Grace Kelly was the Princess on Monaco and wasn’t able to return to Hollywood.
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Grace Kelly Fashion Designer
Edith Head, the famed fashion designer who collaborated with Hitchcock on many of his movies, created some of Grace Kelly’s most iconic looks.
She dressed Grace Kelly in the two Hitchcock movies Rear Window and To Catch a Thief, as well as The Bridges of Tokyo-Ri, and The Country Girl.
It’s said that Grace Kelly was one of Edith’s favorite stars to dress, which is saying a lot as considering she dressed others like Kim Novak and Elizabeth Taylor.
The two also become friends, with Grace Kelly stopping in often to chat with Edith during lunch hour.
Grace Kelly Movie Wardrobe
We chose the following six films from which to look at Grace Kelly’s outfits.
Mogambo 1953 Starring Grace Kelly, Ava Gardner, and Clark Gable
Dial M for Murder 1954 Starring Grace Kelly, Ray Milland, and Robert Cummings
Rear Window 1954 Starring Grace Kelly, James Stewart, and Raymond Burr
The Bridges at Tokyo-Ri 1954 Starring William Holden, Grace Kelly, and Mickey Rooney
To Catch a Thief 1955 Starring Grace Kelly and Cary Grant
High Society 1956 Starring Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra
Grace Kelly Movie Wardrobe Mogambo (1953)
In one of her early roles, in Mogambo Grace Kelly plays the part of a married woman (Linda Nordley) who falls for the tough safari guide Victor Marswell (Clark Gable).
To complicate things further Eloise Kelly (Ava Gardner) is also in love with Victor.
Grace Kelly plays more of a side character in this film with most of the attention being on Ava Gardner.
However, some elements of Grace Kelly’s style come out with crisp button up shirts tucked into high-waisted pants and skirts, and an elegant purple evening gown.
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Grace Kelly Movie Wardrobe Dial M for Murder
In her first Hitchcock role in Dial M for Murder Grace Kelly plays the wealthy Margot Wendice who’s husband Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) is trying to have killed. Robert Cummings co-stars as Margot’s boyfriend.
Grace Kelly’s fashion in the movie starts out in bright colors, with a gorgeous strapless red evening gown and a beautiful negligee.
As Margot’s life begins to get more dire, her clothes become darker and more muted to fit the tone.
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Grace Kelly Movie Wardrobe Rear Window
In her second Hitchcock movie Rear Window Grace Kelly stars as the well-dressed socialite Lisa, the girlfriend of temporarily wheel-chair bound Jeff (James Stewart).
Grace Kelly’s wardrobe, designed by Edith Head, is crucial to her role as a socialite and helps emphasize the difference between her and Jeff’s character, a wanderlust photographer.
She wears cocktail gowns and pearls, a different gown for every night of the week. Jeff, on the other hand, wears the same blue pajamas through most of the film.
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Grace Kelly Movie Wardrobe The Bridges at Tokyo Ri
Grace Kelly only has a bit part in The Bridges at Tokyo-Ri, in which she plays Nancy, the wife of Lt Harry Brubaker (William Holden).
Edith Head again designed her costumes, and even though they aren’t meant to be at the same society level as Rear Window, they’re still classy and “feel” like Grace Kelly.
Grace Kelly Movie Wardrobe To Catch a Thief
For her third and final Hitchcock film To Catch a Thief, Grace Kelly plays the wealthy and spoiled Frances Stevens.
Frances Stevens falls for John Robie “the cat” (Cary Grant) a past jewel thief who has come once again under suspicion.
Edith Head again designed a glamorous wardrobe for Grace Kelly with a selection of evening gowns, dresses, and even a swimsuit.
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Grace Kelly Movie Wardrobe High Society
In her final movie role, High Society Grace Kelly plays the wealthy socialite Tracy Lord, who is engaged to be married to George (John Lund) but her ex-husband Dexter (Bing Crosby) and a newspaper reporter Mike (Frank Sinatra show up and complicate things.
Again, Grace Kelly has a glamorous wardrobe of gowns, a blouse and pants outfits, evening gowns, and even a wedding dress.
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