'The thing that made her stand out is what we call style.' McCalls magazine, 1955. With an image that's endured over 60 years, Grace Kelly has come to embody classic elegance and style for countless generations. She successfully straddled both the wholesome and the glamorous, and her charm famously won over the Prince of Monaco when they met at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955.

But what of her style? Hitchcock, the director who shot the actress in just three films, was influential. 'Hitch was virtually clinical in his precise ideas for Grace's wardrobe,' says Donald Spoto, author of Spellbound by Beauty: Alfred Hitchcock and his Leading Ladies. Click ahead to see the Hollywood starlet's iconic look book. There's a reason for every style.