{"id":496490,"date":"2022-09-28T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-ana-de-armas-transformed-into-marilyn-monroe-for-blonde\/"},"modified":"2022-09-28T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T22:00:00","slug":"how-ana-de-armas-transformed-into-marilyn-monroe-for-blonde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-ana-de-armas-transformed-into-marilyn-monroe-for-blonde\/","title":{"rendered":"#How Ana de Armas transformed into Marilyn Monroe for &#8216;Blonde&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35f89f5e104\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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for his fictionalized take on the unglamorous life of pop culture\u2019s most archetypal glamor girl.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, after 10 years of development, Dominik\u2019s cinematic brainchild, based on the 2000 best seller of the same title by Joyce Carol Oates, is being rolled out on big and small screens by Brad Pitt\u2019s production company Plan B.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A trio of glam specialists transformed the dark hair, hazel-eyed De Armas into fair-haired bombshell Marilyn Monroe for film &quot;Blonde.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-23894501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A trio of glam specialists transformed the dark hair, hazel-eyed De Armas into fair-haired bombshell Marilyn Monroe for film \u201cBlonde.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NYPost Composite<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBlonde,\u201d rated NC-17, will stream globally via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/signup\">Netflix<\/a> on Sept. 28.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The screenwriter\u2019s picture binder was given its hallowed nickname by the team charged with making over de Armas \u2014 hair stylist Jaime Leigh McIntosh, makeup artist Tina Roesler Kerwin and costume designer Jennifer Johnson \u2014 while shooting in Los Angeles in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The Bible] was incredibly massive, but helpful because it narrowed down the looks he wanted us to re-create,\u201d McIntosh told The Post. \u201cThe more I looked at those images of Marilyn, the more I realized I needed a few different shades of blonde to [re-create her hair].\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/marilyn-monroe-glam-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=461\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"McIntosh dyed each of de Armas' human-hair, customized wigs different shades of blonde in effort to recreate Monroe's different looks at varying stages of her life.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/marilyn-monroe-glam-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=922 922w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/marilyn-monroe-glam-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=692 691w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/marilyn-monroe-glam-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=461 461w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/marilyn-monroe-glam-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231 230w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/marilyn-monroe-glam-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    McIntosh dyed each of de Armas&#8217; human-hair, customized wigs different shades of blonde in effort to recreate Monroe&#8217;s different looks at varying stages of her life.                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=426\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Monroe posed on the set of feature film &quot;Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,&quot; in 1953.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=852 852w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=639 639w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=426 426w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=213 213w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Monroe posed on the set of feature film &#8220;Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,&#8221; in 1953.                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett C<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=487\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Monroe explored various shades of blonde throughout her short life, wearing a platinum hue in the years leading up to her tragic passing.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=974 974w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=730 730w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=487 487w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=243 243w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Monroe explored various shades of blonde throughout her short life, wearing a platinum hue in the years leading up to her tragic passing.                               <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the trio of experts, turning the Cuba-born de Armas, 34 \u2014 star of 2019\u2019s \u201cKnives Out\u201d and 2021 James Bond flick \u201cNo Time to Die,\u201d both opposite Daniel Craig \u2014 into the 1950s bombshell was a daily, three-hour task.\u00a0(De Armas\u2019 casting initially sparked backlash owing to her ethnicity and accent; however, Monroe\u2019s estate <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/08\/02\/marilyn-monroe-estate-defends-ana-de-armas-blonde-casting-amid-backlash\/\">publicly defended her portrayal<\/a>.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But McIntosh looked to the \u201cgood book\u201d for guidance as she styled the five customized, human-hair wigs used to duplicate Monroe\u2019s lush locks. Two darker blonde wigs were used to portray a young Marilyn, while three \u201ctrue blonde wigs\u201d were used to portray the starlet in her heyday until her death from a barbiturate overdose on Aug. 4, 1962, at age 36.<\/p>\n<p>The units, each constructed with a lace base and costing around $9,000 apiece, were all specifically structured to resemble Monroe\u2019s widow\u2019s peaked-hairline and to properly fit de Armas\u2019 head.\u00a0McIntosh dyed the hairpieces to amplify their tones and add depth at the roots for a more authentic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=398\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"McIntosh and Roesler Kerwin worked in tandem to disguise de Armas's brunette mane.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=796 796w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=597 597w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=398 398w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=199 199w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-1-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    McIntosh and Roesler Kerwin worked in tandem to disguise de Armas&#8217;s brunette mane.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Monroe&#8217;s honey-colored hair remains a trademark of her legacy.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Still, hiding de Armas\u2019 naturally chocolate tresses was no small feat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery morning I\u2019d start by pulling all of her hair back and adding a [protective] treatment to it to keep it nourished throughout the day,\u201d said McIntosh. \u201cThen, I\u2019d put a wig cap over her head before passing her along to Tina.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when Roesler Kerwin would adjust de Armas\u2019 natural hairline by using three silicone prosthetics to replicate a flesh-like scalp that covered the majority of her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prosthetics basically created a bald cap so that when the wigs went on, they\u2019d looked like they were going on top of skin,\u201d explained Roesler Kerwin. \u201cOnce they were in place, we\u2019d airbrush the whole thing [to match the color of her foundation].\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"772\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/marilyn-monroe.jpg?w=772\" alt=\"The makeup and hair professionals reshaped de Armas' hairline, eyes, ebrows and lips in order to transform her into Monroe.\" class=\"wp-image-23895004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/marilyn-monroe.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1544 1544w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/marilyn-monroe.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1157 1158w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/marilyn-monroe.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=772 772w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/marilyn-monroe.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=386 386w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/marilyn-monroe.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\"\/><figcaption>The makeup and hair professionals reshaped de Armas\u2019 hairline, eyes, ebrows and lips in order to transform her into Monroe.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>De Armas\u2019 dark, curved eyebrows were bleached and reshaped to copycat Monroe\u2019s fair-colored and pointed arches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The hazel-eyed lead also wore blue contact lenses, while false lashes were individually applied to the outer corners of her eyes to help alter their shape. The time-consuming process allowed Roesler Kerwin to control the glitz in different scenes \u2014 amping them up \u201cto create Monroe\u2019s full glamour looks,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To clone Monroe\u2019s heart-shaped pout, the makeup artist used lip pencil to redraw de Armas\u2019 lips into \u201cmore of a rounder shape.\u201d Then came lipstick, and a small dot of brown  liquid eyeliner just above the top-left peak of her upper lip to resemble Monroe\u2019s signature beauty mark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And when it came to re-creating Monroe\u2019s most legendary silhouettes, Johnson spared no expense.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ana-de-armas-marliyn-monroe-some-like-it-hot.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ana-de-armas-marliyn-monroe-some-like-it-hot.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ana-de-armas-marliyn-monroe-some-like-it-hot.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ana-de-armas-marliyn-monroe-some-like-it-hot.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ana-de-armas-marliyn-monroe-some-like-it-hot.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/ana-de-armas-marliyn-monroe-some-like-it-hot.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Johnson hand-stitched thousands of gems to de Armas&#8217; dress to recreate the gown Monroe wore while singing  &#8220;I Wanna Be Loved by You.&#8221;                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">NYPost Composite<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Blonde-2-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"De Armas spent over three hours a day in hair, makeup and wardrobe in order to become Monroe.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Blonde-2-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Blonde-2-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Blonde-2-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Blonde-2-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Blonde-2-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    De Armas spent over three hours a day in hair, makeup and wardrobe in order to become Monroe.                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">2022 \u00a9 Netflix<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=485\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"In the film. Monroe grapples with emotional and mental trauma while filming &quot;Some Like It Hot.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=970 970w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=728 727w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=485 485w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=243 242w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-3-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    In the film. Monroe grapples with emotional and mental trauma while filming &#8220;Some Like It Hot.&#8221;                             <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe dresses were really expensive,\u201d said the costume designer with a laugh. \u201cThe most expensive one was probably [the beaded] dress she wore in \u2018Some Like it Hot\u2019 when she\u2019s singing [\u2018I Wanna Be Loved by You\u2019] with the band.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The original gown donned by Monroe in the 1959 rom-com earned designer Orry Kerry an Academy Award that year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To reimagine the sheer, jewel-embellished ensemble for de Armas, Johnson hand-sewed thousands of beads and Swarovski crystals onto hip-hugging finery. In total, the costume cost a whopping $15,000 to design.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-blondes-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"De Armas performed Monroe's notable &quot;Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend&quot; number in &quot;Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-blondes-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-blondes-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-blondes-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-blondes-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-blondes-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    De Armas performed Monroe&#8217;s notable &#8220;Diamonds Are a Girl&#8217;s Best Friend&#8221; number in &#8220;Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.&#8221;                               <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">NYPost Composite<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=831\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Monroe starred in &quot;Gentlemen Prefer Blondes&quot; opposite Jane Russell in 1953.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1662 1662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1246 1246w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=831 831w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=415 415w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Marilyn-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Monroe starred in &#8220;Gentlemen Prefer Blondes&#8221; opposite Jane Russell in 1953.                             <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">20th Century Fox<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She also recrafted the \u201cgorgeous\u201d fuchsia number the bombshell famously wore in 1953\u2019s \u201cGentlemen Prefer Blondes,\u201d originally made by costumer William Travilla. <\/p>\n<p>But the most labor-intensive \u2014 albeit satisfying \u2014 garment to reproduce was Monroe\u2019s iconic, billowing halter dress also designed by Travilla for 1955\u2019s \u201cThe Seven Year Itch.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>When she couldn\u2019t source the original fabric that had been custom-made in Italy, Johnson substituted it with a bolt of polyester jersey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To achieve flawless folds in the skirt, it was placed into a mold and pressed under heat. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-7-year-itch-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"To ensure the white dress perfectly replicated Monroe's frock, Johnson put the costly regalia together by hand.  \" class=\"wp-image-23895490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-7-year-itch-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-7-year-itch-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Ana-de-Armas-marilyn-monroe-7-year-itch-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>To ensure the white dress perfectly replicated Monroe\u2019s frock, Johnson put the costly regalia together by hand.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NYPost Composite<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Johnson then hand-sewed the pleated piece onto the bodice before dying it ecru. The emulation cost over $11,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Johnson says it was worth every penny.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen [de Armas] walked on set in the dress and the fans turned on, the skirt just flowed [so beautifully],\u201d she gushed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt one point in the movie, the camera\u2019s just luxuriating on it, and you can really appreciate the construction.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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