Marilyn

I find it extremely irritating when I hear 'OMG I LOVE Marilyn Monroe!'

my reply is usually something along the lines of 'yeeeeaaaah, me to'

but most of the time I'm actually thinking are you sure its not just through mass amounts of nostalgia and constant advertising of her image on notepads, purses and countless other merchandising that make you think this?...

Now I wouldn't say I L.O.V.E Marilyn (I'm sorry okaaaaaay)

BUT

I do L.O.V.E this image of her by Avedon.

(why?) well because she was always photographed as Marilyn , ya know the bright bubbly blonde without a brain - huge smile and overt sexuality...

but here we just have norma jeane.

and i quite like that...because no one can keep up the act 24/7.