Grace

Ever since I was a very little girl, I have been in love with the style of Grace Kelly. I aspired to wear clothes like hers, have hair like hers, be courted by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart, like her.

Well, she was on my mind recently. I had originally thought of doing the Grace Kelly Look, or try. Fingerwave, a big full skirt, heavy eyebrows (perhaps my favorite of her features, and the only one I share), red lips. Instead, i copped out and went as a beatnik. It was jiving.

All the same, while thinking of Grace, I came across this gorgeous collection of images of Grace Kelly. So natural, so free. And, if it's possible, more beautiful than her many more glamorous photos. Also, Nov. 11th would have been her 80th birthday, so Huffington Post did a lovely retrospective on her...clothes. Goodness, I hope I age as well as she did.

(As a bonus, here's a really great shot from my all time favorite movie High Society.)