A footwear line inspired by Marylin Monroe will launch in September. The shoe collection is an extension on the existing apparel and accessories ranges owned by New York-based company Authentic Brands Group.
“Marilyn is fun and flirty, but she’s also glamorous and sophisticated. It’s a little bit of both and it will touch on everything,” Nick Woodhouse, CEO of Authentic Brands Group, told WWD.
1952 – Marilyn in a pistachio bikini for a film studio photo shoot.
1952 – A portrait taken at the 20th Century Fox Gallery Studio. That year, Marilyn starred in five films.
JANUARY 1952 – Sharing a little off screen laughter with her Monkey Business co-star, Cary Grant.
JANUARY 1928 – The star aged just two years old.
1947 – At the beach with her dog, Ruffles.
JULY 1952 – Leaving her handprints in cement at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. She was joined by her Gentlemen Prefer Blondes co-star, Jane Russell.
1951 – Looking relaxed and happy in an early modelling shot, working a Fifties beach look.
SEPTEMBER 1954 – ,while promoting film The Seven Year Itch.
JANUARY 1960 – Demonstrating her famous sex appeal and charisma, in a glittering, low-cut, floor-length dress – teamed with her trademark blonde waves.
JULY 1956 – Wearing a cream, fitted dress Monroe and Miller arrive in London
NOVEMBER 1960 – Sporting a very different look to her traditional glamour, the actress in a conservative black coat and floppy hat.
JULY 1956 – Sharing an intimate moment with her then husband Arthur Miller at Idlewild Airport in New York.
source: vogue uk