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INSIDE GRACE'S WARDROBE - BEN ZUCKERMAN IV

Grace Kelly- an efficient shopper. Grace Kelly, as previously mentioned, was a big fan of Zuckerman, and when she married the Prince of Monaco, she had several Zuckermans in her trousseau. Above is one of the outfits, 'A trousseau selection for day wear, by Ben Zuckerman, a suit of pinkish beige thin worsted, with a brown leather belt under loops in the high waistline.'

The Princess had ordered about a dozen new costumes, from beach wear to cocktail dresses from Neiman Marcus, she was also given all the costumes from her last movie, High Society. However, the majority of her trousseau was purchased in New York. Most of what she would need would be summery clothing, as Monaco has a warm climate. Unfortunately, everything in the store at this time was winter clothing, so Grace was shown the summer collections early. Zuckerman, in particular, rushed her selections into production, and consequently, his own spring-summer show was late.

Grace purchased about 40 outfits, with a firm control on the budget and a mind to what will go with what.

The Princess dislikes fussiness and adores chiffon scarves, her favorite being a peppermint pink silk chiffon tufted with tiny padded buttons of the fabric.

The predominate colour in her trousseau was beige- from white beige to amber. She also preferred pink, blue and pure white.

She did not wear red, as this color went against royal protocol, and rarely wore black, although she did select a lovely black Zuckerman alpaca day coat and dress. All the fabrics in her trousseau were of the highest quality, from silk alpaca, faille, and slubbed silk and above all, pastel-tinted chiffon.