Karlie Kloss’ Diamond Tribute to Marilyn

First posted here on March 15, 2017 Supermodel Karlie Kloss has recreated Marilyn’s ‘Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend’ (from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) in a new commercial for Swarovski Crystal, reports Marie-Claire. (In another clip, Karlie imitates Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.) "What I love most about icons like Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe...

Marilyn, Harold Lloyd and the ‘Careless Man’

First posted here on October 22, 2018 Marilyn’s 1953 poolside photo session at the home of Harold Lloyd – and the mysterious accompanying clip, where she whispers seductively, ‘I hate a careless man’  – has long been the subject of speculation. Some have linked it to Coca Cola, as Marilyn was sipping a bottle through...

Inside the Coca Cola Archive With Marilyn

First posted here on December 8, 2017 Marilyn and Coca Cola are among the most recognisable American cultural icons. In an article for the Daily Mail, Anna Hopkins visits the Coca Cola archive managed by Ted Ryan in Atlanta, Georgia and finds images of Marilyn sipping Coke by the pool at Greenacres, the Hollywood home of...

Marilyn ‘Kissed’ in Coca Cola Ad

First posted here on March 2, 2015 Marilyn is one of several vintage stars featured in a new ad campaign marking the centenary of the iconic Coca Cola bottle. The original photo was taken by Edward Clark on the set of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with co-star Jane Russell, as the two women took a break from filming the ‘Two...

Marilyn and the House of Westmore

First posted here on January 31, 2015 More than sixty years before Max Factor chose Marilyn as their poster girl, her image was regularly used to promote House of Westmore, Hollywood’s homegrown beauty business. Mary Mallory has investigated the company’s glamorous past for her L.A. Daily Mirror blog. “Patriarch George Westmore introduced the family to the beauty...

Marilyn Picked to Promote Max Factor

First posted here on January 5, 2015 Marilyn will be the ‘new face’ of Max Factor cosmetics in 2015, Vogue reports. ‘As an original client of Max Factor’s in the 40s,’ the article states, ‘the beauty company lays claim to transforming Monroe from a brunette Norma Jeane to the platinum beauty icon we all remember.’...

Bob Dylan Takes Marilyn to the Superbowl

First posted here on February 3, 2014 Bob Dylan – perhaps the most influential folk-rock artist of the 20th century – has appeared in an ad for Chrysler, screened during last night’s Superbowl. (You can watch it here.) To the tune of his song, ‘Things Have Changed’, Bob muses on what it means to be...