Kendall Jenner just took a leaf out of sister Kim Kardashian's book, debuting a platinum Marilyn Monroe bombshell bob, just in time for Halloween. The model shared her transformation via Instagram, looking unrecognisable in a voluminous blonde bob and pared back 1950s make-up.
The iconic costume is a recreation of Monroe's instantly recognisable black turtleneck look, as worn in her 1953 photoshoot with photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. The legendary shots took place in her Hollywood home when the actress was just 26 years old.
For Jenner's take on the look, she benched her signature brunette lengths in favour of a wig with fluffy butter-blonde curls and traded in her off-duty model make-up for wispy cat-eye lashes and a structured Monroe pout. From her voluminous bob to her famous Marilyn mole, it's safe to say that this Halloween transformation is uncanny; we have celebrity hairstylist Irinel de León and make-up artist Mary Phillips to thank for that.
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This isn't the first time Jenner has taken on an iconic blonde for Halloween. Back in 2020, the model and TV personality channelled her inner Pamela Anderson in another like-for-like shapeshifting costume. Since then, she's been Tim Burton's Martian Girl from Mars Attacks!, Jessie from Toy Story 2 and Austin Powers' Fembot. From bombshell bobs to Barb wire, we're always happy to see blonde Kendall make a comeback.
Kim Kardashian famously embodied Marilyn Monroe for the 2022 Met Gala theme, 'In America: An Anthology of Fashion'; the businesswoman and TV star was controversially styled in Marilyn Monroe's 'naked' Jean Louis gown, which she had previously worn to sing 'Happy Birthday' to president John F. Kennedy. Despite her ensemble borrowing directly from Monroe in fashion, Kim opted for a modern slick back blonde bun, instead of the actor's iconic bombshell bob.
Kendall veered for the opposite for her Halloween transformation, wearing one of Monroe's most casual fashion looks, with a maximalist recreation on hair.
Katie Withington (she/her) is the Beauty Writer, at ELLE UK and Harper’s Bazaar. Working alongside the ELLE UK Beauty Team, she covers all things beauty for both print and digital, from finding backstage make-up trends at London Fashion Week and investigating buzzy skincare ingredients, to unzipping the beauty bags of Hailey Bieber and Margot Robbie. Prior to joining ELLE UK in 2022, Katie studied (BA) Fashion Journalism at London College of Fashion and has previously contributed to Red, Good Housekeeping and Prima.
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