Marilyn Monroe

local brews make a comeback in Syria

Damascus - Muslimchronicle

For years, Abu George's bar in Damascus's Old City served imported beers under portraits of famous foreigners Che Guevara and Marilyn Monroe -- but the brews on offer now are Syrian-made. When war broke out in 2011, Syria's two main breweries halted production, leaving consumers sipping on foreign, and more expensive, beers. But as fighting has subsided across much ofRead more

Hats, scarves add beauty to women

Amman - Eman Youssef

Jordanian fashion designer Petra Orfali said that hats and scarves add beauty and elegance to women, adding that they were important and essential element in old fashion but the modern designers use them in a different way nowadays. Orfali noted that famous late actress Marilyn Monroe used to wear hats, while singer Laila Murad and actress Madiha Yousri used toRead more

Monroe's 'Happy Birthday Mr. President' gown sold for $4.8m.

Los Angeles - Arab Today

The figure-hugging gown Marilyn Monroe wore to serenade President John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday smashed its guide price to sell for $4.8 million at auction on Thursday. The flesh-colored dress, adorned with 2,500 hand-stitched crystals, had been expected to fetch between $2-3 million, Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills said. It went to Ripley's Believe It or Not!, anRead more

Marilyn’s gown to be auctioned

New York - Arab Today

The flesh-colored, beaded gown Marilyn Monroe wore during her breathless rendition of “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy is going on the auction block this fall. Julien’s Auctions is offering the sequined stunner at a sale in Los Angeles on Nov. 17. The auction house believes the gown could fetch $2 million to $3 million. The actress wore theRead more

French thinker Bernard-Henri Levy goes to war against Daesh

Los Angeles - AFP

A trove of Marilyn Monroe's belongings including handwritten letters, shoes and jewelry is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes under the hammer in Los Angeles in November. More than 500 lots of her personal possessions -- the largest collection ever offered for auction -- are being sold by the estate of her acting coach, Lee Strasberg,Read more

Monroe's 'Some Like It Hot' dress, jewelry to be auctioned

Los Angeles - AFP

A collection of Marilyn Monroe film costumes valued in the millions of dollars goes under the hammer later this year, a California auction house announced on Thursday. Julien's Auctions said a private collector, David Gainsborough-Roberts, is auctioning the haul -- including the iconic cocktail dress worn by the film legend in "Some Like It Hot." The collection includes Monroe's costumes,Read more