High society

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This post may contain affiliate links Grace Kelly High Society displays a range of feminine 1950s fashion throughout the movie. Grace Kelly’s role as the wealthy socialite Tracy Lord has her wearing a gorgeous array of fashion, ranging from a bathing suit to a wedding dress.

Timeless button-downs, full skirts, and LOTS of pearls.

Pools filled with Dom Perignon, Gatsby-esque parties, and a Rhode Island mansion with eight kitchens: Here’s the story of one of America’s richest women, whose story is told in Taylor Swift’s “The Last Great American Dynasty.”

It’s debutante season for mid-century London’s high society and Life magazine was on the scene to capture all the tea drinking and social climbing at its finest. I found this set of undated photos in the magazine’s archives which follows a group of well-to-do English debutantes as they attended the various la-di-da events of the social calendar including Ascot,…

Vitals Bing Crosby as C.K. Dexter Haven, jazz musician Newport, Rhode Island, Summer 1956 Film: High Society Release Date: July 17, 1956 Director: Charles Walters Costume Designer: Helen Rose Background Happy St. Valentine’s Day! This year’s theme for the #WeekOfWeddings seems to be impromptu nuptials that find our cheeky protagonists thrust into taking the vows without a chance to don traditional […]

Ladylike pieces to fall in love with.

A travers l'image d'Elisabeth II, je me suis amusée à faire le lien entre son style vestimentaire et la déco anglaise, un jeu de passe.

Revealing photographs by Dafydd Jones show a secret party world of the upper classes.

Photo of the “Black and White Ball” published in Vogue,January 1967. -On November 28, 1966, in honor of The Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, Capote hosted a now legendary masked ball, called the Black and White Ball, in the Grand Ballroom of New York City's Plaza Hotel. It was considered the social event of not only that season but of many to follow.