An original signed costume design by Edith Head for Grace Kelly as Frances "Francie" Stevens in Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch A Thief (Paramount, 1955), which costarred Cary Grant.
A mixed-medium costume design by Head, illustration by Grace Sprague, for Grace Kelly. The illustration features a full-length Grace-like figure in a pleated Grecian-style gown with a fitted bust and waist with an open gathered skirt; the look is accessorized with a white shawl, necklace, and earrings. The gown's design showcases a hand-pleated bodice, embellished shoulder straps as well as spaced surface embellishment throughout the gown. There are several production notes written in pencil on the sketch, notating design elements for the finalized garment. At the bottom right corner is illustrator Grace Sprague's signature in red pencil and Head's signature in pencil.
Francie Stevens wears a similar version of this design when she is tempting John Robbie, presenting himself as Charles Duran, to attend an 18th-century masquerade party for the opportunity to steal thousands of dollars worth of fine jewelry from the women attending the event. Stevens escalates the romantic tension as well which leads them to kiss.
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