Princess St\u00e9phanie of Monaco\u00a0<\/strong>was one of the most talked-about European royals of the 1980s and 1990s, second perhaps only to Princess Diana.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The youngest daughter of the late\u00a0Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III,<\/strong> St\u00e9phanie quickly set herself apart from her mother’s timeless elegance by embracing a freer, sportier, and more rebellious image.\u00a0<\/p>\n With her cropped hair, athletic physique, love of denim, and unconventional romances, she became known as Monaco’s royal rebel, challenging many of the expectations traditionally associated with princesses.<\/p>\n By 1985, shortly after turning 20, St\u00e9phanie had firmly earned her reputation as the enfant terrible of the Grimaldi family. Rather than limiting herself to royal engagements, she pursued her creative ambitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n On the verge of launching a pop music career, she had also completed an internship at Dior and decided to channel her passion for fashion into her own swimwear label,\u00a0Pool Position, which she co-founded with designer Alix de la Comble.<\/p>\n That summer, the princess traveled to Mauritius, where photographers captured her waterskiing in images that quickly made headlines around the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n Wearing a striped one-piece swimsuit with an exceptionally deep plunging neckline, St\u00e9phanie effortlessly turned the design into one of the season’s most coveted swimwear styles.<\/p>\n Far from being a random fashion choice, the swimsuit was part of Pool Position’s own collection, and the princess was intentionally showcasing one of her brand’s signature creations.\u00a0<\/p>\n What was considered daring, and even “scandalous,” at the time would go on to become one of the defining swimwear looks of the decade.<\/p>\n Fashion clearly runs in the family. Pauline Ducruet, St\u00e9phanie’s 33-year-old daughter, followed a similar creative path by studying fashion and launching her own label, Alter.\u00a0<\/p>\n In 2026, she also revived one of her mother’s most personal projects by relaunching Pool Position, taking on the roles of CEO and creative director.<\/p>\n As a tribute to Princess St\u00e9phanie, Pauline reintroduced the legendary striped swimsuit that made headlines more than 40 years ago. She even recreated her mother’s famous photo shoot, posing in the waters of Monaco instead of Mauritius while wearing the updated design.<\/p>\n The new version features adjustable straps, a reversible design and recycled materials. Pauline first debuted the revived design in June during the official relaunch event for Pool Position in Monaco. Fittingly, she was joined by Princess St\u00e9phanie, bringing one of the principality’s most memorable fashion moments full circle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hola.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Princess St\u00e9phanie of Monaco\u00a0was one of the most talked-about European royals of the 1980s and 1990s, second perhaps only to Princess Diana.\u00a0 You may also like Continue reading The youngest daughter of the late\u00a0Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III, St\u00e9phanie quickly set herself apart from her mother’s timeless elegance by embracing a freer, sportier, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2503487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[389558,27155],"class_list":["post-2503486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-princess-stephanie","tag-royals"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Princess-Stephanie-of-Monaco-made-this-plunging-swimsuit-famous-Now.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2503486"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503488,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503486\/revisions\/2503488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Princess](\"https:\/\/www.hola.com\/us\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/5eb3886740d5-le-prince-rainier-de-monaco-avec-sa-fille-la-princesse-stc3a9phanie-de-monaco.jpg\")
\u00a9 Patrick SICCOLI<\/span><\/div>![\"Princess](\"https:\/\/www.hola.com\/us\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/971023c5868b-princess-stc3a9phanie-of-monaco-records-her-single-ouragan.jpg\")
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\u00a9 frederic meylan<\/span><\/div>Pauline Ducruet revives her mother’s iconic swimsuit:<\/h3>\n
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\u00a9 Pauline Ducruet\/Pool Position<\/span><\/div>