What Makes Marilyn Monroe Mannequin Design So Difficult

There's more to designing a Marilyn Monroe Mannequin than you might think. Costume & Textile Conservator Melinda Kerstein and Senior Objects Conservator Sophie Hunter explain why a one-size-fits-all approach doesn't work with historic dresses in need of preservation and how they tackled the challenge. Buy your tickets for the Academy Museum today: https://www.academymuseum.org/tickets Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon is an exhibition that will celebrate Marilyn Monroe—born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926—as a visionary actor and image-maker, examining the many facets of how she created and shaped her public image in the context of the classical Hollywood studio system. Presenting hundreds of original objects, including posters, portraits, photographs, production documents, letters, and rarely seen personal materials—many of which will be on display for the first time—the exhibition will give unique insight into her agency in becoming a Hollywood icon. The exhibition will also feature an extensive display of Monroe’s screen-worn costumes, ranging from a dress featured in Love Happy (1949) to items from her final and unfinished film, Something’s Got to Give (1962). Major highlights include two costumes by Orry-Kelly from Some Like it Hot (1959), as well as the rarely exhibited famous pink dress by William Travilla from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon is curated by Associate Curator Sophia Serrano, with the support of Curatorial Assistant Simran Bhalla. Subscribe and see more Academy Videos ►► https://shorturl.at/hTqnW Subscribe for more Oscars videos ►► http://osca.rs/subscribeyt Check out the Academy Museum Store ►► https://academymuseumstore.org/ #marilynmonroe #academymuseum