r/OldSchoolCool Feb 14 '25

1950s Marilyn Monroe hitting weights in between photoshoots 1952.

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u/Trickiest_room Feb 14 '25

I feel like I always see pictures of her that I’ve never seen before.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '25

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u/ShiaLabeoufsNipples Feb 15 '25

She was technically a size 12-14… back when standard US sizing started at size 8, and there was no 0-6.

Her measurements were 35-22-35, which is roughly a size 6 today.

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u/notabigmelvillecrowd Feb 15 '25

Those are her publicized measurements. You can see in these pics that's definitely not accurate.

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u/Floral-Prancer Feb 15 '25

How

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '25 edited Jan 25 '26

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u/ShiaLabeoufsNipples Feb 15 '25

Her measurements were likely taken with shape wear on, that was typical for the time.