The Women of Monaco Are Dictating Style Again: The Quiet Elegance of Summer 2026

There's a style that doesn't shout, yet everyone looks at it - and for decades it has come from one small principality on the Mediterranean. The women of Monaco, from Grace Kelly to today's Grimaldis, are once again dictating the logic of summer dressing for 2026, and that without a single loud piece.

It all starts with Grace Kelly, whose arrival in Monaco in 1956 set the whole aesthetic - restrained elegance instead of opulence. Today Charlotte Casiraghi adds an intellectual and cultural note, Alexandra of Hanover carries a spontaneous elegance, and Beatrice Borromeo manages to fit in and to lift the family's line.

The palette for this summer is recognisable: white, navy, dark green, beige and muted tones. The pieces are simple - shirts, Bermuda shorts, pleated and midi skirts, ironed trousers, linen and cotton. The accessories make the difference: a headscarf in the style of Grace Kelly, a straw bag with leather details, a pearl necklace, a quality watch and flat sandals.

Behind the whole story stands a philosophy - a discreet luxury that doesn't want to dominate. The stylist Benedetta Peraccio puts it most clearly: „Good taste depends more on the ability to choose than to own. The most elegant people are the ones whose clothing is the last thing you notice about them." A lesson the Balkans, where status is often worn in plain view, find hard to accept - but it's worth hearing.