Marilyn Monroe's 10 Best Fashion Moments
Today marks the 47th anniversary of the blonde bombshell's death but her legacy shines stronger than ever - in her own style


Updated on May 18, 2011, 5:16 pm ET
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Marilyn Monroe

When you think of Marilyn Monroe, what comes to mind? Her standing over a subway grate in a billowy white halter neck dress in The Seven Year Itch? Teetering on high heels in a skintight dress down a train platform in Some Like It Hot? Wearing jeans and a white shirt as she yells at Clark Gable in The Misfits?

It's easy to get lost in the little girl voice, the platinum-blonde hair, pouting lips, half-closed eyelids, but a big part of Marilyn Monroe's legacy is her sense of style.

Madonna knew that when she dressed as Marilyn in a pink dress from "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend." And now, she's channeling her biggest inspiration again on the cover of her new album, Celebration, where she's been rendered to look just like Andy Warhol's iconic screen prints.

Madonna and Marilyn Monroe

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danggirl
#1. danggirl on 08/04/2009 - 9:31 am (EDT)
LOVE this! What a fabulous retrospective of a true icon. Ug -- Madonna and Lindsay -- you will NEVER be able to hold a candle to Marilyn.
hipstergal23
#2. hipstergal23 on 08/04/2009 - 11:17 am (EDT)
I agree no one compares to her
cloo
#3. cloo on 08/04/2009 - 11:34 am (EDT)
Yeah she wins them all
sabina
#4. sabina on 08/04/2009 - 12:03 pm (EDT)
Marilyn is such an icon!
LookitsCynthia
#5. LookitsCynthia on 08/04/2009 - 1:49 pm (EDT)
I love her! None of her imitators even come close to her.
hope_xo
#6. hope_xo on 08/04/2009 - 5:19 pm (EDT)
She is so gorgeous
Shanece
#7. Shanece on 08/04/2009 - 11:00 pm (EDT)
"Happy Birthday Mr. President...Happy Birthday to You" = love it!
MsFahrenheit
#8. MsFahrenheit on 08/04/2009 - 11:51 pm (EDT)
This is going to look really bad, but I never saw her as an icon. My family never paid her any mind. We can take her or leave her. :/
deborah
#9. deborah on 08/06/2009 - 11:38 am (EDT)
So nice to see pictures of Marilyn with no clevage showing - ah, the days before BOOB jobs.
festivelady826
#10. festivelady826 on 10/07/2010 - 2:44 pm (EDT)
She was truly an awesomely natural beauty! No one will ever compare to her in any way.......

 


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