A star on the screen, and a princess in real life, Grace Kelly is forever a beacon of style and grace.
Follow that fashionable light with her stylebook.
TRAVEL
* Grace Kelly stayed and lived at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles.
* She held her engagement party at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.
* She would marry Prince Rainier Grimaldi III at the Hotel de Paris Monte-Carlo in Monaco.
* For her honeymoon, she cruised around the French Mediterranean. The yacht is still in existence and is available for hire around the Galapagos Islands. Inquiries for the M/V Grace can be made at https://www.quasarex.com.
FOOD & BEVERAGE
* A menu on the Internet shows that Princess Grace ate at the White House in May of 1961.
On the menu was Soft Shell Crab Amandine; Spring Lamb a la Broche aux Primeurs; and Salade Mimosa.
The crab was served with Puligny-Montrachet 1958; the lamb with a Chateau Corton Grancey 1955.
Before a dessert of Strawberries Romanoff and Petits-fours Sec, the princess and guests were poured Dom Perignon 1952.
They meal was completed with Demi-tasse.
* The princess shopped regularly for produce at La Condamine market in Monaco.
STYLE
* Grace Kelly was known to wear such designers as Dior, Balenciaga, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, and Givenchy. She also frequented other shops throughout Europe, including Millars Connemara, of Clifden, Ireland, who sold her a tweed suit during a visit.
* Kelly's go-to handbag: Hermes.
* Her sunglasses: Oliver Goldsmith.
* Her jewelry came from such institutions as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Bulgari.
* One of the princess's watches was the Yellow Gold 26MM Rolex Lady Date.
* One of her perfumes: Fleurissimo by Creed, made for her wedding.
* As for lipstick, she reportedly wore Rouge 999 by Dior.
* A new luxury brand, Grace de Monaco, honors Princess Grace with all of its proceeds going to the Princess Grace Foundation.
LEAD-IN IMAGE
By 12019 from Pixabay