Marilyn Monroe. The greatest female icon in history. Without Doubt. I can barely say in words how much this woman has influenced the world of glamour and fashion. She is the epitome of the ‘old Hollywood’ film star, no-one has yet to rival her in being as absolutely controversial and fabulous as her. She was a woman who fought her whole life to be accepted as a serious force and actress, she remains to this day, one of the most misunderstood women of all time and her life seems like a blur of celebrity and intense emotions, all of which were played out in the international media. She never was, and never will be, short of critics, many say that she is a joke, the ultimate ‘dumb blonde’ and that she lived as a celebrity purely on the fuel of her sex appeal. I completely disagree. This woman is and ICON. An IMAGE. The woman who sent the international market for red lipstick through the roof! She became the image of beauty that everyone tries to measure up to, but no-one can, because her beauty was original and raw. Nothing like it can ever survive in the shadow she has left behind. I find it so sad, people seem to fail to appreciate her as not only and Icon, but as a human being as well, she once said, ‘All I want to be is loved, for myself, and for my talent’ The things she said all show how much she wanted to be loved and accepted, and how little fame mattered to her. She was a woman in a mans world, who remained well and truly a woman. I had a huge challenge with this post; I didn’t know what to say. I think the most apt thing for me to say is, ‘Marilyn, I love you’.  

A sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing.

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe. The human icon.