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3 Jun

Comfortable 97th Birthday Marilyn: Fleur du Mal Partners with

In recognition of what would have been Marilyn Monroe’s 97th birthday on Thursday, luxury lingerie brand Fleur du Mal and the Marilyn Monroe Estate have partnered on a collaboration, delivered to life through the photography of Bert Stern. The gathering draws inspiration from Stern’s photography and Monroe’s most memorable film costumes, photo shoots and red carpet ensembles. Stern, who died in 2013 on the age of 83, was one among the last photographers to shoot Monroe, in June and July 1962 for Vogue. Monroe died in August 1962 on the age of 36. Fleur du Mal and Marilyn Monroe collaboration. Morgan Maher, courtesy of Fleur du Mal. “It was such a delight for us to attract inspiration from Marilyn Monroe, probably the most iconic...
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21 Sep

How Ana de Armas Transformed Into Marilyn Monroe in ‘Blonde’

Marilyn Monroe is one of the iconic stars within the cultural zeitgeist, inspiring countless retellings of her life and profession through movies and TV shows. The most recent is Netflix’s “Blonde,” which stars Ana de Armas as Monroe. The film, which debuted on the Venice Film Festival earlier this month and hits Netflix Sept. 28, has received rave reviews for de Armas’ performance and transformation into Monroe, which took multiple hours every day. Directed by Andrew Dominik, “Blonde” enlisted costume designer Jennifer Johnson, hair department head Jaime Leigh McIntosh and makeup department head Tina Roesler Kerwin to assist transform de Armas into Monroe.  Each morning on set, de Armas would spend roughly two to a few hours within the makeup chair with...
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