American style takes to France; Grace Kelly icon of style to Royal bride, by H Kristina Haugland, published by Yale, pounds 12.99 and Americans in Paris by Kathleen Adler et al, Yale, pounds 40. Reviewed by Richard Edmonds.(News)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: June 3, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: by Richard Edmonds

Fifty years ago a world hungry for romance was given a fairytale wedding when Grace Kelly, the Hollywood actress married Prince Rainier of Monaco and gave America an aristocrat.

Kelly ensured her legacy as an icon of beauty and fashion by wearing a stunning wedding dress that fitted the occasion to perfection.

The cool, couture style the actress had shown previously in stylish movies such as Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief were transferred to a wedding dress which caught the imagination of millions and flooded Monaco with the world's press who ...

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