Exquisite
Yes, Grace Kelly was one of the most beautiful women to grace the silver screen. Compare her with Meghan Fox or Linsday Lohann? No comparison.
It is interesting to note how ideals of beauty have changed over the past half century. Feminine beauty in the past seemed to embrace softness, grace, charm and an alluring evocativeness. Today it embraces the hard and harsh; it is a more masculine ideal, as with a Meghan Fox. Taut, toughness has replaced curves and softness. Plus, she seemed to have a certain class and dignity about her that would make you want to invest your time in her. From what I understand, and I do not know a lot about her, she enjoyed affairs, but I don’t care about that. I like a woman who likes sex. I would have enjoyed having an affair with such a exquisite creature if I had the chance. Many of today’s generation seem to have lost the art of the affair. Again, it is an overall more masculine approach to sex (i.e., the Duke fuck list). I happen to like the chase; it is more thrilling than the cheap one night drunken hook up with a messed up chick (i.e., the Duke fuck list and Karen Owens).
Not that there are not more feminine women out there, but the Grace Kelly types today seem fewer and far between.
Long live feminine, girly women!
The Chase 
namae nanka said:
why does meghan fox try her best to look retarded in each picture with her open lips and the two big front teeth jutting out?
Rebekah said:
*Like!* WordPress should have a thumbs up like Facebook does.
Grace was a bit naughty! Which was kind of shocking to me when I first read about it. She always behaved in such a pristine fashion. Generally, men don’t seem to classify her as sexually appealing like they do say, Marilyn Monroe, for instance. However, I’ve read she was a big hit with the men of her time who really knew her — apart from her persona.
I think Megan Fox has the potential to be absolutely stunning, but she always looks so dirty to me. Literally.
Racer X said:
Namae…I think Meghan Fox is simply trying too hard to look hot. That is part of the problem today, there is too much effort in trying to look good, at the expense of simply being natural. The best looking girls are the most natural looking girls too. For instance, if you look at older playboy models, they looked much more natural and, at least for me, much more attractive, than present day models, who are too artificial looking.
Racer X said:
Rebekah,
I agree with you. Marylin Monroe had a more visceral sex appeal, but there is something a bit deeper about Grace Kelly. Her sexuality is not as up front as Marylin Monroe’s, but that is part of her appeal. She was a greater challenge. She triggers a man’s chase and hunt instincts more fiercely.
And yes, she was a bit naughty, which makes her all the more appealing. The exterior good girl with a hidden, naughty interior is always hot. I for one love unwrapping all the outer layers of such a girl to get to that dirty core of raw, forbidden sexuality waiting to be touched. Most girl’s have it.
Are you little like that, perhaps? After all, you are reading my blog…
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brightstormyday said:
She is perfect!
Racer X said:
Mandy,
I am glad you think so. My guess is that you are the type of girl who appreciates such classic looks. I imagine you would probably fit in quite well in that era.
Rebekah said:
I agree that most girls have a sexual side that isn’t always readily apparent to everyone, or at least have the potential to have such a side. I also think some men are more intuitive than others and seem to pick up on these things, even from the most modest of women.
I’m definitely not inclined toward explicit sexuality; rather much more enticed by veiled references and naughty innuendos — just being honest. Or occasionally being direct is fun if the person surrounds it with humor and a certain amount of good taste. And all the while knowing the person a fair amount.
The things I’ve most enjoyed about your blog are the discussions about what seems to be, sadly, a bygone era of enticing masculinity/femininity. There’s an intoxicating contrast that exists between men and women when it’s truly present. I identify and agree with your viewpoints in these posts — like the post on Cary Grant regarding being masculine and that it isn’t about being macho, which I thought was an excellent point.
Vodka and Ground Beef said:
I LOVE Grace Kelly. Classy and elegant.
You’ve got good taste Racer X.
KassyK said:
You know posts on classic beauty bring me out. 🙂
I love Grace Kelly and her look. Just stunning. Probably my favorite great beauty of all time is Catherine Deneuve…who has very similar beauty to that of Grace. She is like the European version of the stunning, cool, myserious beautiful blonde Kelly. She is still the eternal icon of French beauty as Kelly is still the eternal icon of American class and loveliness.
My other two favorites are also very feminine girly great beauties. Rita Hayworth, one of the only truly beautiful actresses to be equally as sensual as she was beautiful and Hedy Lamarr, arguably (by many critics and many fans) to be the most beautiful woman to ever grace the silver screen.
Lamarr’s life was so fascinating as she was not only talented, gorgeous, but also hyper intelligent…Rachel Weisz was actually just tapped to play her in the new biopic.
For your enjoyment.
Catherine:
http://media.photobucket.com/image/catherine%20deneuve/MsDeLouvre/Catherine%20Deneuve%20Black%20and%20White/CatherineDeneuve31.jpg?o=220
Hedy Lamarr:
Racer X said:
Rebekah,
Thanks for the comments. Yes, I think we are in agreement as to the bygone era of masculinity/femininity. There is certainly much less of that in today’s culture.
As far as you being “rather much more enticed by veiled references and naughty innuendos”, well, I am sure I can create a few of those for you…
Racer X said:
Vodka and Ground Beef,
Thanks, I am glad you like my tastes. Grace Kelly was definitely classy and elegant.
brightstormyday said:
RacerX,
I’m not sure. I know for sure that I can’t look hot. At least, not the Megan Fox type hot that is worshipped today. Tan, muscular, and whatnot. Not me.
Everything about my face is too big. Eyes, mouth. Nose kinda. yeah.
Racer X said:
Kassy!
Glad to see you are still around. I hope you update your blog soon, especially your girl crush section. I am glad you like Grace Kelly. As usual, we have similar tastes in women!
Racer X said:
Mandy,
Although I am sure you are quite good looking physically, I always sense there is a certain depth to your personality from your writings, and that in itself is attractive. What these older persona’s from the past had was a certain quality to them, a hidden but still palpable sexuality, that is quite attractive. Girls who let it all hang out are not that attractive, enticing perhaps, but not attractive. You seem a bit more restrained but still sexual and that is attractive. Women like Grace Kelly also had that. They came from a time when restraint was more the norm, and a respected one at that. But as her life testifies, they were not prudes. She was obviously very sexual in private, in her own way. And that is what I would call “hot”. You seem similar, at least from your writings.
brightstormyday said:
Kassy,
Hedy Lamarr is beautiful! I have a picture of my abuela and she looked somewhat like that when she was younger! She has very dreamy looking eyes.
RacerX,
I suppose. I was raised by a woman very much like that. Very much like that. I feel as though I am an open book sometimes.
KassyK said:
RacerX–We do! I’m so glad to see you added Natalie Wood. While she isn’t quite a top 5 for me of classic beauties, she is easily a top 10. Lovely LOVELY choice!!
Mandy–I am sure your abuela was quite beautiful!! I adore Hedy. She has those incredible eyes. Like they have seen the world but are still ready for more and vulnerable in a way. Very feminine. My favorite female stars tend to have that…that strength and vulnerability combined. Very appealing. 🙂
Racer X said:
Kassy, once again, it is good to see you! Thanx for the nice comment. We never fail when it comes to our tastes in women.
Frederick Case said:
Grace Kelly was elegance personified. The metaphor hidden volcano is an apt one. After all, it isnt what you reveal, its what you conceal that exudes sex appeal. Cary Grant said it best when he described GK as the essence of serenity. She had it all….indescribable beauty,elegant way of walking, a fascinating finishing school manner of speaking, and yes….sex appeal. She makes girls of today look like Roller Derby contestants.
MW said:
Hey Racer,
How about Michelle Yeoh?
http://www.inspiring-quotes-and-stories.com/michelle-yeoh.html
There are thousands of beautiful East Asian women in my neck of the woods, but the rarer Chinese girls from Singapore and Malaysia are just luminous. There’s a certain British class and elegance many have that’s lacking in Koreans or mainland Chinese women who are just as hot.
Racer X said:
@Frederick: “She makes girls of today look like Roller Derby contestants.”
Ha, how true!
MW,
Yes, she is quite attractive.