Members Sylph Posted April 12, 2010 Members Share Posted April 12, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted April 13, 2010 Members Share Posted April 13, 2010 I have an aunt who keeps an apartment in nearby Nice, anything Monaco/South of France seems "magical mystique" to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted April 13, 2010 Author Members Share Posted April 13, 2010 And it really is. Have you ever been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted April 13, 2010 Members Share Posted April 13, 2010 No, I haven't but I'd love to. Hate to use such an overused word, but the idea of living there seems surreal to me, this tiny little $$$ principality by the sea that looks like something out of a storybook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted April 15, 2010 Members Share Posted April 15, 2010 It is very pretty and used to be very charming. The whole Cote d'Azur was. However, there is a seamy underbelly to Monaco now which probably always was there but was better hidden. It is very glitzy, very bling, a bit like St Tropez, with lots of dodgy, rolex-wearing types cruising for "models." And by that, I mean the Russian mob cruising for high-end hookers. These mob ties go right the way to the very top -- Princess Grace gave a sheen of respectability to Le Rocher and Prince Rainier who was, essentially, a kingpin. Also, because Monaco is so teeny (about the size of Central Park) and a tax haven, everybody wants to live there. As a result, it is very built up, with lots of pink-colored high-rise apartments. But there is no mistaking the luxurious boutiques and the ginormous yachts idling in the harbor. The weather is stunning from March-November and the quality of life is pretty fab. I wouldn't say No if I was offered a chance to live there, although I think Cannes (and its satelite village in the hills Le Cannet) is prettier, Cap Ferrat classier and big city Nice has much more going for it. As for this exhibition, I cannot wait to see it! I think I saw something similar last summer in Paris but it is worth a second trip. The private photos and family film that Grace took are quite poignant, and the letters Hitchcock wrote to her were hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted November 19, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 19, 2010 Some of Edith Head's sketches for Grace Kelly: http://clothesonfilm.com/edith-head-sketches-for-grace-kelly-costumes-to-be-auctioned/17196/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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