Though the magazine usually includes a list of designers in its shoots, editors chose to eschew its focus on the clothing and eliminated fashion credits, instead featuring only the photos as homage to the star. A little surface inky discoloration to upper edge of DJ and corner rubbing to jacket, light corner pushing to boards, bright and unmarked, very secure binding.

On a late June afternoon in 1962, Marilyn Monroe arrived at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles — alone, five hours late, ready to remove her makeup, clothing, and inhibitions for the camera of legendary photographer Bert Stern. The three-day session yielded nearly 2,600 pictures--fashion, portrait, and nude studies--of indescribable sensual and human vibrancy, of which no more than 20 were published.Im Juni 1962 im Bel-Air Hotel in Los Angeles entstandener "groß angelegter Porträtzyklus mit Marilyn Monroe, . The Russian figure skater will be stripped of any titles, awards, and prizes earned after her positive sample was collected, including Olympic medals. In einer dreitägigen Session, die für die amerikanische Vogue arrangiert worden war und im Juni 1962 im Bel-Air Hotel in Los Angeles stattfand, entstanden fast 2700 Mode-, Portrait- und Aktaufnahmen, von denen damals kaum mehr als 20 veröffentlicht wurden. Some of the photos truly are beautiful, but it's absolutely impossible to enjoy this book for all of Bert Stern's disgusting descriptions of what's gone on during the shoot. The shoot captured the nation’s imagination and has since inspired countless spreads, including a 2008 cover shoot featuring Lindsay Lohan in New York Magazine, photographed by Stern himself.

Short openings beginning at top and bottom of hinges due to the weight of this large and most impressive tome. The book included many of the over 2,500 images that Stern had shot, including contact sheets with images Monroe had disliked and crossed out. Choosing vintage and antique furniture reduces your carbon footprint by cutting down on waste and reduces demand for new materials and extends the life of the products we use. A new, more mature Marilyn had emerged and with a halo of light around her each photograph explores the moods and intimacy of a woman loved by the world still unforgettable nearly 50 years later.The fact this was later released again as "The Complete Last Sitting", presumably with even more photos she didn't wan the world to see. But more than a comprehensive display of Stern's immeasurable talents, these photographs combine to create an homage to America's first goddess.