The ‘Icons Of Style’ series is here to celebrate quintessential fashion items and the people who made them so.
Marilyn Monroe boarding a plane to Mexico, 1962
words by LUCY BULLING • Fashion
HOW MARILYN MONROE PUT THE ‘SEX’ INTO ONE OF THE DAGGIEST OF FASHION ICONS – THE PRINTED SUMMER SHIRT.
‘Icons On Icons’ is a series dedicated to the fashion pieces that have become as synonymous with style as the luminary responsible for thrusting them into the fashion zeitgeist. From classic beauty trends to your most worn and loved wardrobe staples – Icons On Icons is here to remind you why some superstars and silhouettes will forever be remarked as a true fashion icon.
Marilyn Monroe is a sex symbol like no other. The sheer nature of alliteration in the name speaks to a level of purpose and meaning that many can only hope to emulate. The woman could make simple, and in the case of The Printed Shirt, ‘daggy’, a time-honored trend. Fawned over by the masses even beyond her death, we (the fashion crowd) owe more than we know to Ms Monroe.
1/17
Acne, $264*
Green & White Rellah Theatre Shirt, Available at Ssense
2/17
AMIRI, $627*
Palm and leopard print short-sleeved silk shirt, Available at FarFetch
3/17
BALENCIAGA, $695*
Printed silk-jacquard shirt, Available at Net-A-Porter
4/17
DODO BAR, $530
Noemie floral-print silk-jacquard shirt, Available at Net-A-Porter
5/17
EQUIPMENT, $280
Essential floral-print silk-satin shirt
6/17
Gucci
Bowling shirt with watercolor flowers, Available at Gucci
7/17
Gucci
Silk Twill Shirt, Available at Gucci
8/17
KENZO, $445
Printed silk crepe shirt, Available at
9/17
LOEWE
Paula Print Short Sleeve Shirt, Available at Loewe
10/17
Marni, $980
Two-tone printed silk crepe de chine shirt
11/17
MONTCLER GENIUS
4 Moncler Simone Rocha Embroidered Floral Shirt, Available at SaksFifthAvenue
12/17
prada, $1710
Metallic brocade shirt, Available at Net-A-Porter
13/17
PRADA, $1200
Tie-dyed cotton-poplin shirt, Available at Net-A-Porter
14/17
PROENZA SCHOULER
Cotton-Short-Sleeve Shirt , Available at SaksFifthAvenue
15/17
R-13, $459
Hawaiian floral print shirt, Available at FarFetch
16/17
SAINT LAURENT, $1350
Printed Button Down Shirt, Available at Farfetch
17/17
STAUD, $175
Sail Top, Available at Staud
