It seems to be common knowledge that female sex symbols from the past were more voluptuous than present day celebrities and Marilyn Monroe is often cited as a fuller figured woman who would be a bit too much on the hefty side to be considered an attractive leading lady for today’s films.
But according to Sara Buys article in the Times Online, Monroe only weighed around 8 stones and was probably nearer a size 10 than a 16 . I’m kind of disappointed to read that and the news near enough put me off dunking my doughnut (iced). It’s as if Marilyn’s went over to the other side in more ways than one. I liked the idea of her being a bit of a big girl, or at the very least a size 14. But, seemingly, she was only big where it counted — 30E bust and nice curvy hips. She’d still be considered too fat for film these days, though. Weird.
She was freaking beautiful. who ever thinks she is fat, is blind.
Vintage dress sizes are not comparable to modern dress sizes…a sort of Darwinian/Marketing phenomenon. Modern dress sizes vary from shop to shop anyway, usually the cheaper the label the more generous they are with their sizing. I think Scarlett Johanssen has MM dimensions and is drop dead gorgeous too.