![]() ![]() It was designed by the studio’s costume designer, Helen Rose, and crafted by a 35-member team over six weeks. The dress was a gift to the actress from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She also worked for six months putting together the accompanying book, “Grace Kelly: Icon of Style to Royal Bride.” “This has really been a chance to explore everything that surrounded this royal wedding,” said Kristina Haugland, associate curator of Costumer and Textiles, who spent a year working on the exhibit, “Fit for a Princess: Grace Kelly’s Wedding Dress,” which runs through May 21. One of the bridesmaid’s gowns and the flower girl’s gown are also on display. ![]() To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hometown girl Grace Kelly’s marriage to Prince Rainier of Monaco on April 19, 1956, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is exhibiting her gown - donated to the museum by the princess two months after the wedding - as well as her headdress, veil, shoes and the lace- and pearl-encrusted prayer book she carried down the aisle. ![]() PHILADELPHIA - It was a dress only a princess could wear. ![]()
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