Perhaps no other fashion accessory recalls the classic, old Hollywood style glamour than the beautiful, luxurious silk scarves. Celebrities have used them time and time again, and not just in the movies, but in their equally exciting real lives as well.

One of the most famous Hollywood fashion icons ever to sport the scarf is Grace Kelly, actress-turned Princess of Monaco. In fact, so much was her influence on style that one method of tying scarves was named after her, the ever popular “Grace Kelly scarf.” This method of wearing scarves is used to protect the hairstyle and still look as elegant and alluring.

Women wanting to achieve this unique look will not go wrong with a square scarf. The first thing to do is take the square scarf and fold it diagonally from one end to its opposite end. Place the scarf over the head with the folded corner facing forward. Bring the folded edge down under the chin and cross them, while pushing the points back around the neck on each side at the same time.

Next, gather the folded corners at the back of your neck and tie them together. Make sure you catch the loose corners of the scarf under the knot that you are forming. Leave these ends loose, or you can tuck them under as you prefer. To complete this glamorous look, simply don a pair of tortoise-shell sunglasses and you’ll be ready to take on the paparazzi in no time.

Grace Kelly also elevated scarves to another level when she used the classic Hermes scarf as a sling for her broken arm. Hermes is an expensive designer brand whose upscale clientele also includes Catherine Deneuve, Queen Elizabeth, who posed for a portrait for a British postal stamp in the 1950s wearing a beautiful Hermes silk scarf, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy. More recently, stars and big-name personalities like Hillary Clinton, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sharon Stone and Madonna have all been photographed wearing scarves and employing the Grace Kelly technique.

Truly an icon of grace and class, Grace Kelly made almost a dozen movies in Hollywood. Her first film was with Alfred Hitchcock, in Dial M for Murder in 1954. She also appeared with Jimmy Stewart in another Hitchcock classic, Rear Window. Grace Kelly was also rumored to have had an affair with Bing Crosby, her costar in the movie The Country Girl for she won an Oscar. In 1956, Grace Kelly married Prince Rainer III of Monaco and had three children. Tragically, on September 13, 1982, when Kelly was only 52 years old, she suffered a stroke while driving, crashed and eventually died the next day due to the injuries she sustained.

Today, more than two decades after her death, she is still remembered as a legend and a fashion icon. Her legacy surely lives on, not just through the movies, or her life as royalty, but also through the way she elevated style and fashion that may be unsurpassed to this day.