Hollywood Style Icons Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe Come to TV
How befitting that during the week of Memorial Day, when we are celebrating those lost on and off the battlefield, that Old Hollywood style icons Grace Kelly (Rear Window) and Marilyn Monroe (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) are having their life stories told in small screen biopics. I’m excited to kick off a new look of the magazine and pay homage to these screen queens in this week’s feature, celebrating Hollywood icons we’ve lost but love to remember – not only for their work, but their style.
On Memorial Day, Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge!) stars as Grace Kelly in Grace of Monaco and later this week, the troubled life of Marilyn Monroe also unfolds on the small screen on May 30th and 31st in The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe starring Kelli Garner (The Aviator).
Thinking about a Memorial Day movie marathon? Check out the following films featuring Hollywood style icons worth remembering.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Marilyn Monroe lit up the screen with her sultry look and coquettish persona that made men want her and women want to be her. Known for figure hugging garments such as cropped cashmere cardigans and pencil skirts, the Old Hollywood starlet has cemented herself as a style icon. In Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, she luxuriously illustrated why diamonds are a girl’s best friend in a hot pink gown and glittery jewels.
Image source: Twentieth Century Fox
Rear Window (1954)
Grace Kelly embodied what it meant to be graceful and elegant, in films a s well as real life. The starlet would take on the role of a life time as royalty, which was befitting her quintessential lady-like looks. In the film Rear Window, her look featured classically elegant pieces such as dresses embellished with tulle skirts and tailored suits.
Image source: Paramount Pictures
Carmen Jones (1954)
Dorothy Dandridge lit up the big screen in the title role of Carmen Jones as she sashayed across the screen rhythmically in the musical. Her style was fiery in the film, but was more sophisticated in real life, featuring classic pieces such as cigarette pants and billowy blouses.
Image source: Twentieth Century Fox
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Elizabeth Taylor, with her violet eyes and raven coif, dazzled with her pizzazz. She was known for fabulous style and a penchant for extravagant jewels. In Cat On A Hot Tin Roof she transformed a slip from a modest undergarment to a fashion trend.
Image source: MGM
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
Audrey Hepburn is a style sweetheart and the style idol of just about very girl around the globe. With star power that leaped off screen and a fashion sense to match, the philanthropic actress elevated fashion onscreen and off. Her little black dress look from Breakfast at Tiffany’s is an iconic style staple.
Image source: Paramount Pictures
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