Why do we look at Icons for Style Inspiration?

1. We want to be creative with our looks


2. Magazines aren’t where we are finding our inspiration anymore - most of our fashion ideas are seen through Pinterest and on social media platforms


3. We are trying to reuse items in our closets and be more circular with our fashion approach so we look for inspiration online or from our icons to help us mimic their fashion by using pieces we might already have or own


4. We want to stay up with the times and present ourselves using our personality and style by adding our own personal spin on an outfit

Marilyn Monroe - American Actress, Mode, Singer, Pop Culture Icon and Sex Symbol of the 1950’s

Known for her blonde hair, flawless Make-up and her femininity. She wore a lot of plain blouses, turtlenecks, capri pants, dresses and skirts that showed off her figure. She also wore a lot of ballet flats and high heels.  Marilyn had amazing make-up - Marilyn famously used five lip products to create her signature pout. Using darker colors towards the edges of the lips and lighter colors in the middle created a contoured effect. Then, she’d finish with a bit of white highlight in the middle of the lower lip and a coat of gloss. All together, this clever use of lipstick made her lips look fuller and made her overall makeup even more glamorous…Creating a perfect on camera look takes a lot of detail. So, Marilyn used three different colors of eyeliner to get it just right. For the upper lid and wing, she used black liner. For the lower lash line, she used brown, and in the water line, she used white to make the eyes look even bigger. Marilyn would add a dot of red liner to the inner corner of her eyes. This highlights the eyes and actually makes them look whiter   (Article from Besame).

Kim Kardasian wore Marilyn Monroe's dress Ripley's Believe It or Not,, a privately owned, for-profit “attractions company,” acquired the gown in 2016 for nearly $5 million, and said the gown was believed to be valued at more than $10 million around the time Kardashian wore it.

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