Fun & Famous

WHAT I LEARNED FROM MARILYN MONROE

I love Marilyn. This year she would have turned ninety and gosh, what a shame that we never got to share a glass of bubbles together. Or have a bite to eat, catch a movie, borrow some clothes from each other (I think that iconic white dress still rocks at parties by the way) and make jokes about the ‘fit girls versus the fat girls’. We would definitely become besties, for sure.

That this woman had charisma is certain. But aside from that, Mrs. Monroe had a number of life philosophies, we can still learn something from them...

Embrace your curves

Marilyn may have had a sagging breast here and there, a ‘chicken fillet arm’ and a butt bigger than J.Lo's and Kim K.'s combined, but did you notice that? Nope. Did she wear loose T-shirts, baggy pants, and shapeless knits? Nope. This woman embraced her shapes – and that is truly sexy.

And embrace your imperfections

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than utterly boring.” I say: amen.

Eyeliner is the shit. Seriously. Wing, wing it baby!

Wear red

Whether you are blonde, brunette, or redhead, red always works. Marilyn knew long ago: if you want to stand out a bit in life, radiate extra power during that presentation and have all the men chasing after your behind? Then you wear a red lip. It never goes out of style.

Stop comparing

 “To all the girls who think they are fat because they don’t wear a size 34, you are the beauties. It’s society that is ugly.” See, that’s what we call power quotes.

Let’s face it: everyone eventually gets old. Get over it.

 “I want to grow old without facelifts. I want to be brave and loyal to the face I have been given.” Statements like this give me even more respect for this woman.

Oh and by the way, if you are also Monroe-obsessed: from October 1 to February 5, the exhibition ’90 years of Marilyn. Looking back at an iconic woman’ is running at De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. Maybe we can spot each other in the wild too.