Marilyn Monroe-my body ideal

MSeel1984
MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
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I think she's gorgeous. She's not super toned, she's not 3% body fat...

She's a bombshell. Opinions?

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  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    Of course I can't be her exactly since...I think she was a 36D. Boo.
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    I adore her <3 Perfection
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    Amen...There's a reason men wanted her and women wanted to be her...she is, to me, the epitome of femininity. Lovely. Glowing...even if she wasn't a natural blonde :)
  • MommaKit79
    MommaKit79 Posts: 852
    AGREED!!!
  • lollylionheart
    lollylionheart Posts: 2
    Looove Marilyn! A true real woman!
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    I think she was absolutely stunning
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    Double post.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Her curves were perfection, imo. But still unattainable for most women. She was dramatically hour glass. Most women, no matter what they do, will not have her measurements. Would she be allowed on today's runways? Probably not. But she was a healthy weight and had an exceptionally admirable figure, even today. The whole "she wore a 16" statement I keep hearing irritates me. For one, sizes ran a LOT smaller back then (hello modern vanity sizing). And just look at her measurements. Now way she would be a today's size 16. Most of her clothes had to be custom because of her unusual measurements.

    All that being said, she's one of the most beautiful women ever.
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    Her curves were perfection, imo. But still unattainable for most women. She was dramatically hour glass. Most women, no matter what they do, will not have her measurements. Would she be allowed on today's runways? Probably not. But she was a healthy weight and had an exceptionally admirable figure, even today. The whole "she wore a 16" statement I keep hearing irritates me. For one, sizes ran a LOT smaller back then (hello modern vanity sizing). And just look at her measurements. Now way she would be a today's size 16. Most of her clothes had to be custom because of her unusual measurements.

    All that being said, she's one of the most beautiful women ever.

    Well a size 16 back then would be a size 6-8 in today's sizes (still not "runway" size as today most runway models are size 0-2)

    She did have a very dramatic hourglass...My measurements aren't far off from hers except for my bust... :(
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    Her curves were perfection, imo. But still unattainable for most women. She was dramatically hour glass. Most women, no matter what they do, will not have her measurements. Would she be allowed on today's runways? Probably not. But she was a healthy weight and had an exceptionally admirable figure, even today. The whole "she wore a 16" statement I keep hearing irritates me. For one, sizes ran a LOT smaller back then (hello modern vanity sizing). And just look at her measurements. Now way she would be a today's size 16. Most of her clothes had to be custom because of her unusual measurements.

    All that being said, she's one of the most beautiful women ever.

    Well a size 16 back then would be a size 6-8 in today's sizes (still not "runway" size as today most runway models are size 0-2)

    She did have a very dramatic hourglass...My measurements aren't far off from hers except for my bust... :(
  • SkinnyBubbaGaar
    SkinnyBubbaGaar Posts: 389 Member
    Here's a pic of me and the family in front of a 40' tall Marilyn.

    Pretty amazing statue, actually...


    33951139_8224.jpg
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
    The most celebrated sex icon of the 20th century, confessed to a friend that despite her three husbands and a parade of lovers, she had never had an orgasm.

    I'd rather be me.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    The most celebrated sex icon of the 20th century, confessed to a friend that despite her three husbands and a parade of lovers, she had never had an orgasm.

    I'd rather be me.

    If that's the truth, I must agree.
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    The most celebrated sex icon of the 20th century, confessed to a friend that despite her three husbands and a parade of lovers, she had never had an orgasm.

    I'd rather be me.

    Not saying I wanna BE her...I'm saying I admire her physique.
  • CapnGordo
    CapnGordo Posts: 327
    The most celebrated sex icon of the 20th century, confessed to a friend that despite her three husbands and a parade of lovers, she had never had an orgasm.
    So, "Joltin' Joe" DiMaggio was more of a "Nudgin' Joe"?
  • CapnGordo
    CapnGordo Posts: 327
    Duplicate post, thanks to the site being wonky today.
  • TwinkieDong
    TwinkieDong Posts: 1,564 Member
    I think MOST MEN prefer women like this. Yes one can make an argument that not all women can get this way. My point is some tone, some fat, curves, and WOW!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    She's several months pregnant in that photo.

    But, yes, she was beautiful. And would have been a size 2-4 in today's sizes. Not a 12 or 14 or 16 that people claim.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    I think MOST MEN prefer women like this. Yes one can make an argument that not all women can get this way. My point is some tone, some fat, curves, and WOW!

    i would be a lot of money that most men do not prefer her body type.
  • mushroomcup
    mushroomcup Posts: 145 Member
    She's pretty but I still don't get the hype. While she had a lovely hourglass figure, she's not my ideal. If we're going with her era, I prefer Audrey Hepburn who I think was infinitely more classy.

    And looks aside, Marilyn is definitely not someone I look up to at all. I've watched a few of the movies she starred in and I can't stand her fake voice or fake persona. Mostly all I feel when I hear about her is pity at how tragic her life was.
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    She's several months pregnant in that photo.

    But, yes, she was beautiful. And would have been a size 2-4 in today's sizes. Not a 12 or 14 or 16 that people claim.

    Well she was actually a size 6-8 in today's sizes...She was 140 lbs and 5'5.5"
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    She's pretty but I still don't get the hype. While she had a lovely hourglass figure, she's not my ideal. If we're going with her era, I prefer Audrey Hepburn who I think was infinitely more classy.

    And looks aside, Marilyn is definitely not someone I look up to at all. I've watched a few of the movies she starred in and I can't stand her fake voice or fake persona. Mostly all I feel when I hear about her is pity at how tragic her life was.

    I don't look up to her as a person-her life was indeed very tragic...I do, however, think she is lovely and beautiful.

    I also think Audrey was gorgeous...she was pretty thin/borderline too thin. She was 5'7" and a size 2...lovely yes...healthy...Hmm..dunno about that.
  • CapnGordo
    CapnGordo Posts: 327
    I also think Audrey was gorgeous...she was pretty thin/borderline too thin. She was 5'7" and a size 2...lovely yes...healthy...Hmm..dunno about that.
    Why would you think otherwise? She lived to 63, and only passed then due to cancer.
  • mushroomcup
    mushroomcup Posts: 145 Member
    She's pretty but I still don't get the hype. While she had a lovely hourglass figure, she's not my ideal. If we're going with her era, I prefer Audrey Hepburn who I think was infinitely more classy.

    And looks aside, Marilyn is definitely not someone I look up to at all. I've watched a few of the movies she starred in and I can't stand her fake voice or fake persona. Mostly all I feel when I hear about her is pity at how tragic her life was.

    I don't look up to her as a person-her life was indeed very tragic...I do, however, think she is lovely and beautiful.

    I also think Audrey was gorgeous...she was pretty thin/borderline too thin. She was 5'7" and a size 2...lovely yes...healthy...Hmm..dunno about that.

    I wasn't thinking that you do look up to her as a person since your post was only about your body ideal (and though she's not my ideal, I do think that Marilyn was lovely). I just frequently hear other women/girls wanting to be like her and it makes me cringe, so I had to comment!
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    She's pretty but I still don't get the hype. While she had a lovely hourglass figure, she's not my ideal. If we're going with her era, I prefer Audrey Hepburn who I think was infinitely more classy.

    And looks aside, Marilyn is definitely not someone I look up to at all. I've watched a few of the movies she starred in and I can't stand her fake voice or fake persona. Mostly all I feel when I hear about her is pity at how tragic her life was.

    I don't look up to her as a person-her life was indeed very tragic...I do, however, think she is lovely and beautiful.

    I also think Audrey was gorgeous...she was pretty thin/borderline too thin. She was 5'7" and a size 2...lovely yes...healthy...Hmm..dunno about that.

    I wasn't thinking that you do look up to her as a person since your post was only about your body ideal (and though she's not my ideal, I do think that Marilyn was lovely). I just frequently hear other women/girls wanting to be like her and it makes me cringe, so I had to comment!

    Yes...it's true. It's like many celebrities today that young girls look up to...hardly any celebrity is a good role model-their lives are pretty screwed up. Marilyn was no exception...very tragic-a life with such potential cut far too short.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    She's several months pregnant in that photo.

    But, yes, she was beautiful. And would have been a size 2-4 in today's sizes. Not a 12 or 14 or 16 that people claim.

    Well she was actually a size 6-8 in today's sizes...She was 140 lbs and 5'5.5"
    Depending on when she weighed as little as 118 pounds.

    In fact, in most of her movies, at her "fighting weight," she was 118 pounds. Her waist was 22-24 inches. My waist is 29 inches and I wear a size 8 and I have Marilyn's proportions (though a bit shorter and I need to lose some weight/inches to get to the size she was).
  • toaster6
    toaster6 Posts: 703 Member
    She's several months pregnant in that photo.

    But, yes, she was beautiful. And would have been a size 2-4 in today's sizes. Not a 12 or 14 or 16 that people claim.

    Well she was actually a size 6-8 in today's sizes...She was 140 lbs and 5'5.5"
    Depending on when she weighed as little as 118 pounds.

    In fact, in most of her movies, at her "fighting weight," she was 118 pounds. Her waist was 22-24 inches. My waist is 29 inches and I wear a size 8 and I have Marilyn's proportions (though a bit shorter and I need to lose some weight/inches to get to the size she was).

    Yes, she had a 22 inch waist and that translates to a modern day dress size 0. When they auctioned off her famous white halter dress, it was put on a size zero or size two mannequin and the dress couldn't zip up. She was very curvy but she was also very thin.
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    Marilyn Monroe's Measurements (per her dress-maker):

    Height: 5 feet, 5½ inches
    Weight: 118-140 pounds
    Bust: 35-37 inches
    Waist: 22-23 inches
    Hips: 35-36 inches
    Bra size: 36D

    At her skinniest she was 118.0 lbs, heaviest, 140.0 lbs...she did, in fact, have a tiny waist, but she also had hips and thighs...something today's runway models definitely lack.

    And anybody that looks at her and says she had a super low body fat % must be nuts...or needs glasses.
  • britttttx3
    britttttx3 Posts: 458
    She's beautiful.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Marilyn Monroe's Measurements (per her dress-maker):

    Height: 5 feet, 5½ inches
    Weight: 118-140 pounds
    Bust: 35-37 inches
    Waist: 22-23 inches
    Hips: 35-36 inches
    Bra size: 36D

    At her skinniest she was 118.0 lbs, heaviest, 140.0 lbs...she did, in fact, have a tiny waist, but she also had hips and thighs...something today's runway models definitely lack.

    And anybody that looks at her and says she had a super low body fat % must be nuts...or needs glasses.
    Yes, she had hips and thighs. As do I. I have her exact proportions (extreme hourglass). At her smallest, she was most definitely smaller than a modern size 6-8. At her highest she was probably at most a 6.

    Like I said, my 40-28-40 5'3" frame is a size 8 at 150 pounds and definitely not low body fat. Who said she had low body fat? She was still super tiny.

    You CAN have curves and be very small.

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