From the earliest days of her career, Marilyn Monroe posed in swimwear for the camera. The then 19-year-old brunette Norma Jean Dougherty had a love of Jean Harlow and dream of escaping her challenging childhood by becoming a model. In an effort to do so, she enlisted the help of many...
Maya Jama attends Fashion Trust Arabia 2024 in Morocco wearing a white satin halterneck dress with an open back that was giving modern-day Marilyn Monroe vibes.
“Marilyn Monroe was my mother’s baby sitter,” I used to tell the neighborhood kids, whenever our rambunctious play took us inside the house. The girls went open-mouthed with wonder and admiration. The boys were skeptical, even scornful: “Movie stars don’t baby-sit!” But then I'd ...
5. Travilla made sure Marilyn Monroe did not dresstoosexy Those who follow GlamAmor know there are several great costume designer-star partnerships in film history. Adrian and Joan Crawford. Travis Banton and Marlene Dietrich. Helen Rose and Elizabeth Taylor. Of course the relationship between Tra...
5.Marilyn Monroe’sGentlemen Prefer Blondes,1953, “Two Little Girls from Little Rock” sung with Jane Russell in a matching gown. Red sequin showgirl gown with deep V cut designed by William Travilla. Sold at the Debbie Reynolds auction of June 18, 2011 for $1.44 million. ...
Marilyn Monroe Gets Divorced A bikini swimsuit of the type Norma Jeane wears here was quite rare on the nation's beaches at the time. Norma Jeane's hair may have been progressing nicely during the mid-'40s, but her personal life was another matter. There is little doubt that her marriag...
Kardashian previously said that she had to lose 16 pounds just to fit into the dress designed by Jean Louis and worn by Monroe when she sultrily sang happy birthday to JFK in 1962. The star also noted that shewore it for minutes— only on the red carpet — before changing into a repli...