The wedding dress of the American actress Grace Kelly, worn during her wedding to Prince Rainier III of Monaco on 19 April 1956, is cited as one of the most elegant of all time. It was designed by Helen Rose of MGM. The dress was a bodice with an attached under- bodice and skirt support. There were two petticoats, one being an attached foundation. It was a high-necked, long-sleeved gown with a fitted torso and billowing skirt. The wedding attire included a headdress, veil, shoes and the lace and pearl encrusted prayer book which she carried down the aisle. The dress materials included twenty five yards of silk taffeta, one hundred yards of silk net, peau de soie, tulle and 125-year-old Brussels rose point lace The Juliet cap that she wore was bejewelled with seed pearls and orange blossoms. The veil, made of tulle, measured 90 yards.