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However, just like Bradshaw, Parker still sets fashion standards when she dresses for public events, bringing out her own unique style."I am usually dressed for children to make a mess of me," she said. "Short Blue Strapless Bubble Formal Dress at this stage of life, I'm mature enough to know what makes me comfortable. I always think women and men look best when they dress as themselves rather than everybody else."

Parker said Bradshaw's life is nothing like hers. She said: "I have dated only three men in my life. I have been with one man (actor husband Matthew Broderick) for almost 20 years. I've never been a drinker. I Short Pink Bubble Cocktail Dress go to parties. I love playing Bradshaw because our lives are so radically different. Every choice we have made has been different. "The beauty of playing a character like Bradshaw is that she is so different and her life, experience, curiosity and interests are so different. Playing somebody for a long time is very unusual in my work. I grew up with the character."

Parker wore a glamorous purple dress that Prom Dresses her waspish waist. With just a touch of makeup, her beauty in the flesh seems somehow less extravagant than it appears on the printed page or on the screen. She talks in soft tones, smiling constantly. Spend just five minutes with her and you understand why this confident, witty and sexy Sexy White Long Chiffon Prom Dresses celebrity caused a stir around the globe and enchanted audiences with her sense of quirky elegance as Carrie Bradshaw in six seasons of the successful and critically acclaimed TV series.

In an industry obsessed with the new, Parker at 46 remains a fashion muse inspiring women's wardrobes. Whether in ball gown, micro-mini or the mix of casual top and bootcut jeans of a busy urban mom, Short A-line Party Prom Dress has set trends both on screen as Bradshaw and off screen on the red carpet or a New York street. The role of Bradshaw gave Parker four Golden Globes, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Emmy Awards. It also turned her into a fashion icon, and she exploited the sartorial demands of her role to project her personal tastes.

But in reality Parker claims to be a far more modest dresser than her character. "I don't spend a lot of time shopping, never have. I have a great appreciation of fashion as an audience and a reader Short Black And White Strapless Dress For Prom through a magazine. I love to learn about how beautiful clothes are made but I almost never shop."We marvel at her sporting Manolo Blahnik heels and Oscar de la Renta party dresses on film sets. Even when she takes fashion risks, such as wearing a pink tutu or micro-mini, she looks neat and polished.

Hilfiger, who wrote the forward to 2007's tribute book "Grace Kelly: A Prom Dresses in Pictures" (Pavilion), noted how Kelly's look in "High Society" broke her out from the pack, exemplified by a cinched-in white wedding dress with sheer, blouse sleeves. It was her last film role before exiting Hollywood to raise her family as a V-neck Plicated Mermaid Prom Dress , but she had star turns in 1950s Hitchcock movies "To Catch a Thief," "Rear Window," and "Dial M for Murder." She won a best actress Oscar for "Country Girl" in 1954.

"She really epitomized American beauty," says Hilfiger. "Her swimwear was amazing, but her dresses became iconic. She was not only royalty, but she was a mother, down-to-earth, athletic. She White A-line Strapless Formal Prom Dress the outdoors. She had a lot of qualities women aspire to today." Both Acra and Hilfiger pointed to Kelly's ability to look put-together without too much effort. That consistency, from a belted skirt suit in "Rear Window" to a simple, white strapless gown in "To Catch a Thief," shows her style staying power, they say.

She sometimes showed a hint of attitude, too, adds Acra, particularly in a three-quarter sleeve, off-white dress from "Rear Window." She wore it with a fur cape and black bag. "Most of what she White Beaded Strapless Slit Long Prom Dress consisted of timeless classics. That's what we look at for inspiration throughout the years," says Hilfiger. "Many looks keep coming back to the runway. Her coat dresses, the way she wore prints, the way she wore ball gowns. Even her casual sportswear, wearing gingham, her country club looks."

FILM star-turned princess Grace Kelly died in 1982 at Prom Dresses age of 52, but 27 years later she still inspires fashion designers with her simplicity and elegance. Solvej Schou reports. In a scene from 1956's "High Society," Grace Kelly wears a white halter swimsuit and pushes a model sailboat into a swimming pool, her head cocked to the side, eyes shining. It's a serene moment and one that captures the patrician beauty of the Oscar winning actress-turned-princess, who Tea Length Strapless Bridesmaid Dress Prince Rainier III of Monaco that year and left Hollywood to become Princess Grace of Monaco.

With her swept-back blond waves, splash of lipstick, model-perfect face and demure stature, Kelly was a muse to couture houses such as Dior and Givenchy. Kelly died in 1982 at age 52, yet 27 Unique Flowing One Shoulder Prom Dress later she continues to inspire designers with her elegant style. "She has always been on my mind, whether I do ball gowns or wedding dresses. Beauty, but always with a modern twist," says evening wear designer Reem Acra. "I'm sure, if she was in my era, or her in mine, I could have dressed her. She would have been my muse."

Kelly will be honored tomorrow with the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award in Beverly Hills, along with French jeweler Cartier. They join past honorees including Manolo Blahnik, Tom Ford, Unique Plicated Blue Short Prom Dress Versace and Giorgio Armani. The event comes a day after Tommy Hilfiger and his wife Dee chair the Princess Grace Foundation-USA's Princess Grace Awards Gala in New York City, with awards presented to artists in dance, theater and film.