We will wear princes gowns

One of the most beautiful women in the world, Princess of Monaco, will inspire six of the best known American fashion designers.

Journalists approve the fact that the Princess is like an icon; her style being adopted everywhere, that’s one of the reasons that designers decided to celebrate her iconic style and legacy to the World of Fashion.

Consulate General of Monaco Press Release:

Six gowns of historic note worn byGrace Kelly/Princess Grace of Monaco will serve as inspiration to some ofAmerica’s best known fashion designers as they create one-of-a-kind hautecouture to celebrate the classic style of the American-born Princess in the25 th year since her passing. The designs will be exhibited at Saks FifthAvenue’s New York City flagship store during October’s Celebration of Graceand each will be auctioned with final bidding at the Casino Couture event
at Sotheby’s on October 24.
During October 21 - 26, 2007, couture creations by Oscar de la Renta,Carolina Herrera, Ralph Lauren, Zac Posen, Ralph Rucci and Vera Wang willbe displayed in the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue and their sale willbenefit the Princess Grace Foundation-USA which assists emerging talent intheater, dance, and film by awarding scholarships, apprenticeships and
fellowships.
Taking their inspiration from dresses based on designs by AcademyAward- winning costume designers Helen Rose (MGM) and Edith Head(Paramount) and the famous French couturiers Madame Gres and ChristianDior, these six renowned American designers will add their own specialmagic to create unique outfits celebrating the fashion legacy of one of theworld’s most beautiful women. The dresses include the satin gown worn byGrace Kelly to the 1955 Academy Awards the night she won the Best ActressOscar(R) as well as costumes from her movies To Catch A Thief, High Societyand Rear Window and gowns she wore on official state occasions as Princess
Grace of Monaco.
“As Grace Kelly the actress, she gave us some of the most glamorous andstylish moments in cinematic history and as Princess of Monaco she wasequally elegant and inspiring. We invite the public to view theseexceptional creations at Saks as part of New York’s homage to herconsiderable legacy to fashion,” said Hon. Maguy Maccario Doyle, Consul
General of Monaco in New York.
“Hers was an understated elegance mainly because her style was areflection of her own personality. She was genuinely lovely inside and out.Her dancer’s physique and stance — inherited from her mother — meant hercomposure was poised and self-assured without being over-confident. Shemade being stylish look easy by combining classic design with the perfect
accessories,” said Maccario Doyle.
Michael Fink, Vice President and Fashion Director (Women’s) at SaksFifth Avenue and project coordinator has fulsome praise for her style.“Grace Kelly had an undeniable influence on fashion and she unarguablycontinues to be an important fashion icon of our time. This is best
illustrated in her ability to make fashion timeless.”
Editor in chief of Town & Country magazine, Pamela Fiori, who isproducing a special collector’s edition to coincide with New York’sCelebration of Grace events, was given unprecedented access to interviewfamily and friends of the Princess for this November issue which will alsofeature rare photographs. “As an actress, Grace Kelly illuminated thescreen with her natural elegance. As Princess Grace of Monaco, she assumedan even greater role, in which she demonstrated great dignity and serenity.Her bearing was regal, even before becoming a princess. Her innate sense ofstyle served her well and has lifted her to iconic status. She was an
original.”
The final bidding for the six outfits will take place at the CasinoCouture event to be held under the patronage of HSH Prince Albert II andjointly hosted by Steve and Elaine Wynn and the Consulate General of Monacoin New York with the Monaco Government Tourist Office and the Societe des
Bains de Mer Hotels, Spas & Casinos on October 24 at Sotheby’s.
Billed as a glamorous evening of high stakes and high fashion,Sotheby’s will be transformed into the Wynn Gaming Salon for a star-studdednight of American and European gaming to benefit the Princess Grace
Foundation-USA.
“We are honored to have been asked by the Principality to participatein this Celebration of Grace tribute. The Casino Couture event bringstogether many of the companies and organizations that we have enjoyedpartnering with in the past. It is especially meaningful to us because thebeneficiary is the Princess Grace Foundation, a cause so important to thePrincely Family of Monaco and aspiring artists in the performing arts,”
said Elaine Wynn.
“The elements of glamour added to the event by Saks Fifth Avenue, VanCleef & Arpels and of course, the American designers who are creatingfashions for the auction, will make this a most memorable social occasion.With the Consulate General of Monaco and the Societe des Bains de Mer asco-hosts and the Sotheby’s venue, the environment promises to be an elegantsetting for a salon prive. We’re excited to provide a bit of the ‘MonteCarlo’ allure and appreciate the invitation to do so.”