Marilyn Monroe & Fashion

A very good friend of mine in New York, George Zano, has co-authored this stunning book about Marilyn Monroe and her influence on fashion. It is a book of shimmering elegance with hundreds of rare photographs of this iconic beauty, and is extremely well written. Even though I do not have a particular interest in Marilyn Monroe, this book is so classy and beautiful that it "knocked my socks off!"  The book takes Marilyn from "girl-next-door" naive, shy brunette to the smart, sexy,  poised model and actress she became in her very short life. The pictures are all here to tell the story! Marilyn arrived on the human stage when I was busy being a typical teenager,and our mothers were still wearing button-up blouses, long skirts and white gloves. Many an American housewife was surely shocked and perhaps a little envious of this brilliant beauty. And, you know they were all looking at what she was wearing! And unbeknown to most of them, she was being outfitted by some of the most famous designers who influenced fashion then and now. This is a book not to be missed for its amazing photographs,and story of a woman who continues to be as"present" today as she was "back then."