Barbie's New Decade Makeover

Iconic paintings and images have always influenced a decade, so has the love of a well known friend. Now I always knew that Barbie was the epitome of every girls childhood the one consist role model to base our idea of beauty and style on, much more then Sindy ever was. I came across these images on a blog from Topshop sharing these fun comparisons by Jocelyne Grivard. The Andy Warhol’s famous image is often used to depict the beauty of Marilyn (so apt from my last post) that this fresh versions encompassing cultures greatest transformers with Barbie is her own right as a symbol of girly, flirty fun. It struck me to think that the generation that were brought up with Barbie now like myself appreciate art and fashion obviously including the work of Man Ray and especially the class and elegance of Chanel, and still our love for Barbie is everlasting.

The Last Sitting

A photographer who can capture the soft nature of a person’s image and personality, in one photo is one which I admire the most. I fell head over heels in love with Bert Stein the moment I saw the photo of Marilyn I showed in my previous post.

Bert Stein the famous commercial and fashion photographer of the 60s, was given the opportunity and was granted a sitting of the ultimate icon of style and feminine glamour Marilyn Monroe, only six weeks before her tragic death. The Hollywood actress’s finest and largest tributes are show cased within these timeless photos.

The three-day session yielded nearly 2,600 pictures—fashion, portrait, and nude studies—of indescribable sensual and human vibrancy, of which no more than 20 were published. And yet these few photographs ineradicably shaped our image of Marilyn Monroe.

These images make the humanity of Marilyn enduring the quality of the photography makes them remarkable, with them being the last sitting that Marilyn under took they produce a lasting image of the symbol that many including me a real star. In the soft lighting of the studio creating a dreamlike effect, the beauty and perfection speaks for itself.

The complete collection of photographs is displayed within the book “Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting.” Showing many of the photographers that were never released and an insight of Bert Stein’s memories of the sitting where he saw a vulnerable, confused woman who although at the apex of her career, had relinquished control of her life.

Inspiration in a New Decade

Inspiration is defined as the act or power of exercising an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions; the result of such influence which quickens or stimulates; as, the inspiration of occasion, of art, etc.

Being inspired to act it a certain way or even gain pleasure from looking, feeling or experiencing anything is something which I believe needs to be understood, I have found that exploring aspects in my life which I gain inspiration from helps me to appreciate the person I am and see the qualities I take delight from, within others who in turn inspire me with their own outlook on life.

I hope that you enjoy this blog and follow my inspiration and show me the directions you have pursued in your own search for happiness.

As a start I wish everyone a happy new year! In the last few years I have been following blogs and tried blogging about things that didn’t really interest me unsuccessfully but never thought that my activities for entertainment were something others would find interesting. But seeing as it is a new decade I wanted to try again.

The first image; a photo that I wanted to share as a starting point which really illustrates my own taste in art and photography and how I wanted to leave my first post of the new decade is this gorgeous, feminine photo captured by the amazing Bert Stein of the beautiful Marilyn Monroe saying "Here's to You"