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Tuesday Textures: Here’s How To Design A Marilyn Monroe Mannequin

Today’s “Tuesday Textures” is an extra special legendary features. It’s the blueprint and OG blonde bombshell (after Mae West and Jean Harlow) Marilyn Monroe!

From the Academy Museum here in our neck of the woods of INYIM Media headquarters. Here’s how to design the perfect Marilyn Monroe mannequin. Discover why a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work with historic dresses in need of preservation and how they tackled the challenge.

Brought to you by costume and textile conservator Melinda Kerstein and senior objects conservator Sophie Hunter .

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