But That's Another Story: The Photos of Marilyn Monroe, by Milton H. Greene
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New York City, 1955
Black velvet backgrounds always seemed to work for Milton. He said that because there were no distractions, you could see the subject lit perfectly. Here Marilyn is in a black jersey, perfectly plain Norell cocktail dress with spaghetti straps. Incidentally, months earlier, while giving a press conference for "The Prince and the Showgirl," this was the dress with the strap that popped. It had a matching waist-length cape in black wool, slashed with green ribbon threaded through. The shoulder treatment is black, six-inch tassels hanging from a ridge of smocking. Above that are ruffles and ruches. Pure Norell! Marilyn loved it. She wore it with black satin pumps, a black evening bag and no jewelry. We were in business! -- Amy Greene
Credit: BUT THAT’S ANOTHER STORY: A Photographic Retrospective of Milton H. Greene by Joshua Greene and Amy Greene, published by powerHouse Books
Black velvet backgrounds always seemed to work for Milton. He said that because there were no distractions, you could see the subject lit perfectly. Here Marilyn is in a black jersey, perfectly plain Norell cocktail dress with spaghetti straps. Incidentally, months earlier, while giving a press conference for "The Prince and the Showgirl," this was the dress with the strap that popped. It had a matching waist-length cape in black wool, slashed with green ribbon threaded through. The shoulder treatment is black, six-inch tassels hanging from a ridge of smocking. Above that are ruffles and ruches. Pure Norell! Marilyn loved it. She wore it with black satin pumps, a black evening bag and no jewelry. We were in business! -- Amy Greene
Credit: BUT THAT’S ANOTHER STORY: A Photographic Retrospective of Milton H. Greene by Joshua Greene and Amy Greene, published by powerHouse Books
