Named one of the 100 Best Novels Ever Written in English ( The Guardian) Loos's classic tale shows that questions of women and power-more relevant today than ever-can come in the most alluring of packages.

A craze in its day and with ageless appeal, this new Liveright edition puts Lorelei back where she belongs: front and center. In this delightfully droll and witty book, Lorelei's glamorous pragmatism shines, as does Anita Loos's mastery of irony and dialect. Masquerading as her diaries, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes follows Lorelei as she entertains suitors across Europe before returning home to marry a millionaire. Outrageous and charming, this not-so-dumb blonde has been portrayed on stage and screen by Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe and has become the archetype of the footloose, good-hearted gold digger (not that she sees herself that way).

This delirious 1925 Jazz Age classic introduced readers to Lorelei Lee, the small-town girl from Little Rock, who has become one of the most timeless characters in American fiction. The same as, you know, the ones she wore but we did not touch any of her real stuff.Named one of the 100 Best Novels Ever Written in English ( The Guardian) Loos's classic tale shows that questions of women and power-more relevant today than ever-can come in the most alluring of packages. “We got a wonderful team of tailors and seamstress and we recreated every single piece. “We did not use anything real,” de Armas explained. Lead star Ana de Armas, who portrays Monroe in the film based on Joyce Carol Oates’ novel of the same name, told Entertainment Tonight that production “recreated” all of Monroe’s legendary outfits specifically for the screen. The upcoming reimagining of Monroe’s life and legacy “ Blonde” strayed away from using Monroe’s real-life possessions. A hammer held by Chris Hemsworth in 2013′s “Thor: The Dark World” landed a ticket price of $51,200. A Stormtrooper helmet used in 1977′s “Star Wars” sold for $192,000.įor more modern classics, Chris Evans’ Captain America shield from 2012’s “The Avengers” sold for $200,000. Other items in the auction included an outfit worn by Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” which sold for $156,250 a broomstick used in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” for $76,800 and a cape donned by Christopher Reeve in “Superman III” for $51,200. “Marilyn Monroe lives on forever as the quintessential Hollywood Legend whose historical and cultural impact will continue to be celebrated in the next millennium and beyond,” Martin Nolan, the executive director of Julien’s Auctions, stated in a press release (via The Daily News).

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