Daily Archives: August 5, 2012

The Bombshell

The Bombshell

Portrait: Remembering Marilyn

It’s been fifty years since the mysterious passing of the bodacious and charismatic Marilyn Monroe, but she is still seen as legendary even today. To commemorate the actress and ‘sex icon,’ here are a few of my favorite photographs of her:

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I love that women such as Marilyn Monroe and others in those times truly embraced their beauty and body shapes, and doing so in their own confident way. It seems that nowadays, women strive to embrace their curves, but not for themselves, but to make a statement. Ah well. Rest In Peace, Marilyn.

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Cover: Anna Mouglalis for Harper’s Bazaar Korea August 2012

Cover: Anna Mouglalis for Harper's Bazaar Korea August 2012