About Style Icons: Marilyn Monroe
Celebrate the timeless allure of one of Hollywood’s most captivating style icons, Marilyn Monroe, with the deluxe paper doll book.
Marilyn Monroe is the ultimate symbol of silver screen glamour – an icon whose beauty, charisma and style continue to captivate the world.
This elegant paper doll book features a press-out Marilyn mannequin and ten of her most unforgettable looks, exquisitely illustrated by artist Kelly Smith. From the billowing white halter dress of The Seven Year Itch to the glittering pink Gentlemen Prefer Blondes gown, each outfit captures Marilyn’s playful spirit and enduring magnetism.
With dazzling costumes designed by legends like William Travilla and Jean Louis, Style Icons: Marilyn Monroe is a celebration of Hollywood’s golden age and the woman who defined it.
About the author
Elizabeth Weitzman is a journalist, film critic, and the author of more than two dozen books for children and young adults. She currently covers movies for the Wrap, and was a critic for the New York Daily News for 15 years. She has interviewed hundreds of celebrities, and written about entertainment for the New York Times, the Village Voice, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Interview, and many others.
In 2015, she was named one of the top critics in New York by the Hollywood Reporter. She holds a Master’s degree in Cinema Studies from NYU, and is a longstanding member of the New York Film Critics Circle and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
Kelly Smith is an Australian artist, working predominantly in fashion and beauty illustration, but also in collage and content creation. She has worked with several luxury brands and high-profile clients including Valentino, Armani, Maybelline New York, Jenny Packham, H&M, L’Oréal, VOGUE, Clarins, Chantecaille, and NET-A-PORTER. Her work has been published in the likes of VOGUE (AU, JP, ES), ELLE (US), Harper’s Bazaar (AU, UAE), In Style (AU, UK), NET-A-PORTER magazine, TASCHEN’s Illustration Now! FASHION, and the upcoming New Fashion Illustration: 50 Essential Contemporary Artists by Ana de Izaguirre (Hoaki Press).
