After Miley’s raunchy twerking at the VMAs last August, there was some behind-the-scenes fallout concerning Miley as a fashion darling. I think Miley still considers her VMA act a win. She got all the attention for weeks on end! The trade off is that Miley lost all of the goodwill she gathered up at last year’s Met gala and with a decent couture spread for Harper’s Bazaar. Anna Wintour was not impressed with Miley’s gauche VMA antics. Miley really wanted to promote Bangerz with a glorious bang, but word on the street was that Wintour yanked all plans for Miley’s December Vogue cover. It’s easy to imagine the truth of this rumor. Miley could keep her “white trash and Chanel” vibe all to herself because Wintour wasn’t having it on the cover of her fashion bible.
Several months have passed, and Miley’s received a consolation prize of sorts: a cover for German Vogue. The photoshoot is titled, “Blonde Angel,” which (as CB tells me) is a Marlene Dietrich reference. I don’t think Miley’s consciously aiming for Deitrich at all. She’s going for Marilyn Monroe all the way. That’s what all of the starlets do! It’s such a transparent tactic. The weird thing is that Miley’s pulling it off. I mean, she’s pulling off a Madonna-level imitation of Marilyn. It sort of works, right? Then Miley whipped out her rack and distracted us all from whatever Mario Testino was trying to accomplish.
This isn’t all of the risqué Miley imagery for the day. A new outtake from crazy-eyebrow W magazine shoot has surfaced. The photo shows Miley topless in bed with photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. You can see that photo here.
Photos courtesy of German Vogue
No.
Agreed. No. She does NOT “pull it off.” Go Away Miley.
Miley as Madonna as Marilyn…….maybe
Louminary, Yes!
If anything it looks like she’s trying to pull off Madonna trying to pull off Marilyn.
And to quote Bette Davis.. “I often think that a slightly exposed shoulder emerging from a long satin nightgown packed more sex than 2 naked bodies in bed.”
Hear that Miley? You’ve shown the world. The mystery is gone. Pack those things away. We’re bored with them.
Hell no!
Just no.
Putting a blonde wig on does not qualify, she has none of the sex appeal or allure that MM had.
Exactly. Just no in so many ways.
+a billion!
No. She maybe pulls of Miley trying to be Madonna during Madonna’s trying to be Marilyn phase. But not total Marilyn.
@Ladybird83
Totally agree. Came here to say the same thing!
Yeah. She is channeling Madonna, not Marilyn.
Ha, that’s what I was going to say, too!
She doesn’t pull that off, either.
that’s what i thought too. a not-very-good imitation of madonna imitating marilyn.
Agreed, this is Vogue-era Madonna, not Marilyn.
No, she’s only good at “pulling off” Meth-ed-out-prostitute-who-can’t-sing
Hell to the NO. This bargain rate, grill-wearing skank can convince herself that she has Marilyn’s ‘allure’, but she is soooo, so very wrong. #HillbillySexToy
I get that Marilyn was an icon, and Miley’s photographs look great, but I am so over every you celeb having a Marilyn shoot.
This.
Look for the Andy Warhol treatment next. *yawns*
They should just try to be themselves. None of them have MM’s charisma on camera. She was one of a kind.
Mario Testino is so overrated. And Marilyn homages are getting a bit old now. What I don’t get is why they went for the Dietrich reference?!
I don’t know that they did, Dietrich was famous for The Blue Angel.
I don’t think this kid pulls much off, period.
Except clothes and scandals…
Haaaaaaaaaaa thisssssss!
maybe not…BUT she did pull a Vogue cover…which must have Yezington and KK’s head spinning!!
Eh Germany, Anna w obviously wants to slowly pull out tauntings.
Yeah, she looks more Madonna than Marilyn.
My first thought exactly. Madonna.
I was coming here to say the same thing.
I thought the same too… She’s channeling Madonna channeling Marilyn Monroe.
+1
She’s obviously channeling Madonna and not Marilyn.
Definitely. And I kind of love it.
Thank you! I was wondering who she reminded me of and you nailed it. Madonna.
Obviously Madonna. Problem is Miley isn’t pretty. She’s just not. It’s all smoke and mirrors. Madonna didn’t have to be airbrushed within an inch of her life when she was younger to look like this.
Ya she’s intentionally channeling Madonna not Marilyn (except indirectly through Madonna). I think she’s pulling it off. And she still looks a lot like herself too in the pics – unlike the no eyebrow shoot.
Are we sure she’s not trying to look like Madonna?
And I’m sure even Madonna was then trying to be Marylin.
Copycat after copycat the only thing that remains is a cheap skank.
In this case a cheap-munk skank.
She was trying to be Marilyn; hence the Material Girl video being staged to look like Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend. Miley doesn’t look like anything. The cover is a pretty good shot. From there, it’s all downhill in a major way.
More Anna Nicole Smith, less Marilyn, with a huge smattering of earlier Madonna.
exactly
Yup. She looks like Madonna trying to look like someone else. If anyone ever captured anything of Marilyn that would have been Britney Spears.
Only because they’re both blonde and full of emotional issues.
They had the same look in their eyes too. Britney does remind me of Marilyn.
Ya Britney is definitely a ‘new-Marilyn’ – that’s where all of her charisma lies and where her appeal has always been. I think that’s why she retains popularity even though she can’t sing (well she sings like Marilyn did, in the affected voice) and doesn’t dance well anymore.
No.
when are they gonna stop this Marilyn Monroe thing? it is SO BORING. Literally every female celebs go through with this once in their career. name anyone, you probably could find them dressed up/wearing blonde wig posing for pictures/mags. so dated. is Marilyn Monroe still relevant? it gets tired .
I agree, soooooooo boring! Time to mix it up after DECADES of the same thing being done by everyone!
I thought this was more Madonna Blonde Ambition inspired.
Sorry to disagree, but miley DOES NOT pull off a Marilyn or Marlene thing her at all….she is channeling ‘OLD YELLER’ here nicely though…
All the yes to this
OMG too damn funny!
To be honest I don’t think it’s Monroe. I think it’s an hommage to Madonna’s “Truth or dare” or “Blond ambition”, I’m not sure. And yes, I know Madonna tried to channel MM back then, but what we get here is already second hand rehash, not a direct reference to MM.
Her eyebrows justbug me to no end
Yawn….there will only ever be one Marilyn.
+1.
thank gawd because over the years, she sure has embarrassed herself…kinda like Miley… but man, I loved her back in the day!! *luckystaarrrr*
*edit* uuuggghhh…oops…this was supposed to be somewhere else and I can’t delete it… I was referring to Madonna, not Marilyn.
There was this fantastic American Masters program about Marilyn Monroe and her photographers that really brought the point home: her magical presence in front of a camera. No one can top her, not Kate Moss, not Miley, not Madonna. If you get a chance to watch that documentary you’ll see what I mean. MM was remarkable and I’m not even a huge fan of hers, but I could see what everyone was talking about.
Whatever “it” is, Marilyn had it.
I don’t know if she ‘pulls it off’ (or who she was aiming for) but I do think she looks quite pretty here – my normal first reaction to seeing a picture of her is ‘oh dear, she really not very attractive, or sexy, despite trying soooo hard’
Her tongue is in her mouth so I guess that is something.
I think this look is much better on her than her usual trash. Not something for every day wear though! I prefer to see her wearing this rather than rubber underwear, foam fingers or Robin Thicke.
Marilyn had a vulnerability and complexity which was apparent in all her photographs, and which makes her such an icon half a century after her death. Miley wouldn’t know the meaning of either of these adjectives, and instead looks brash and assertive. I agree with posters above – less Marilyn, more, much more Madonna.
Yes, and what is this chipmunk doing on any FASHION mag; she is not fashion; are you telling me that they aren’t any European models of any race/ethnicity that would look better on Vogue than this talentless manufactured fameho. Her people have to be bribing mags, because as all the posters have affirmed, there is just nothing interesting, sexy, or musically interesting about her. European fashion mags are going the way of American mags putting on the celebutard de jour instead of focusing on actual fashion.
I see Miley channeling Madonna channeling Marilyn. It’s better than her Terry shoots for sure. But this “look” had been done a million times. There’s nothing new or exciting about it.
Is it just me, or are her boobs bigger than before?
What a joke. Still laughing at her, not with her.
Not very much, but she does better than Anna Nicole and Lindsay Lohan. These young women don’t even know what MM was about.
No they don’t. They think that throwing on some red lipstick, and having platinum blonde hair transforms them into her, it doesn’t. She had a certain something, a star quality that came from within. There have been many sex symbols since, but none quite like MM.
Good grief she’s not pulling it off, and she doesnt look pretty, just shiny.
The Marlene Deitrich reference would actually be “Blue Angel”, not Blonde.
While I don’t think she looks like MM, I think she is well-suited for this kind of styling. She looks really good and her tongue didn’t loll out of her mouth once!
Give it up girl. People have already grown bored of her. Her last single and video wasn’t shocking enough and it flopped.
No.
Wait, wait hold on…
*grabs megaphone and stands on podium*
HELL NO!!!!!
Both Miley, and the “Marilyn theme” is tiresome, and these pics are not compelling…like…AT…ALL.
I’ve had enough of “Hana Montana version 2.0″….aka Miley.
I’m starting to wonder if “Marylin Monroe” is the go-to look if the designers can’t come up with anything else.
Exactly.
I must say, her boobs look great! They’re a good size for her body and perky 😉
Marlene Dietrich, not Deitrich. She looks good, but the photos look budget.
The picture with the blurred out boobs looks like Melanie Griffith.
Looks more like vintage Madonna! Which is better in my opinion. Marilyn homages are so done…
No, she does even remotely pull it off. I’m tired of celebs posing as Marilyn Monroe.
without looking i tought Madonna.
No.
This kid can’t even pull off making her butt move when she shakes it at a certain pace. Marilyn must be rolling in her grave thinking she wasn’t a stick thin chipmunk.
Gross and no. Marilyn Monroe is probably rolling over in her grave. Just, stop.
I’m tickled by the fact that the majority opinion here is “GO AWAY!” 😛
Miley can do all her posing but she will always be trash.
Has anyone else noticed that her teeth appear far too large for her face, now? Has she gotten large veneers?
And, no, she has neither the look nor appeal of Marilyn. She has her own style, with her own positive qualities, to be sure…she’s definitely a hipster icon at the moment…but to me she reads very juvenile and unsure of herself.
Yeah, they have to fit them over your real teeth so they always look too big.
Miley has Chicklet teeth. Well-done veneers don’t look bad like this.
She got those veneers quite some time ago.
a hipster icon .. I don’t think so …and I can’t believe she actually do a photo shoot without sticking out her revolting tongue… bet the photographer had to tell her to keep it in her mouth……
Oh Jeez, the TRY I get from her in these and other pics is just uncomfortable. I just can’t, she’s just a kid to me. I know that she’s an adult and it’s not the sexiness I have a problem with, it’s just that she’s just putting it on too much.
Actually I think Miley just looks like Madonna here. Which is not a compliment.
Marilyn: 2am at Wal-Mart edition
She definitely pulls off the Madonna look especially with her boobs hanging out. But I’m not a fan of this set for Mario Testino. For one thing, we are looking up her nose and the other…I’m not a fan of the pointy nail trend. I do think Miley is a beautiful girl and I can’t wait for her to be over this phase.
She looks like one of those wannabes who perform at a trash imitation’s tv show.
One nice thing to say about Miley: she has a rockin body: athletic, toned, perky tatas, and legs for days. I would love to be as slim and fit as she. But, alas, she does not posses a twerk worthy booty….but I do! HA! 😉
I know every female starlet tries the Marilyn thing, but I think Miley looks great here and not quite so try-hard in this photoshoot. I get both a Madonna and Marilyn vibe here. This is probably one of her best shoots in a long time. I would have found the in bed with 2 guys pic sexy if it weren’t for the bleached brows and the one guy yawning, because I have a threesome fantasy.
Glad to see there was no bigotry today. I’m on vacation! I love staying in hotel suites.
Well, she’s no Marilyn and certainly no Dietrich. Miley’s biggest influence seems to be 80s Madonna.
This child is just so dumb. She has no substance, she’s vapid, she cares nothing for the world, she just pretends like she does. She’s just a puppet. That’s all she’s ever known. She was a puppet with disney, she’s a puppet now. Maybe eventually she’ll grow the eff up. But dear god is her growth stunted.
…”she cares nothing for the world, she just pretends like she does. She’s just a puppet. ”
How do you know that she cares nothing for the world? She hasn’t done or said anything yet that gives me the impression that she’s some heartless creature or anything. And what makes you think she’s a puppet? I know that all celebrities have some kind of team behind them, but what makes you think that she’s any more of a puppet than, say, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lawrence, or Ariana Grande?
Do you generally think all or most celebrities are puppets who care nothing for the world but pretend to, or do you just see Miley as cold and a puppet because of her image? Are Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and Jennifer Lawrence caring people and non-puppets just because they’re ‘good girls?’
Twerking and tongue no longer garner enough attention so we get boobs and Madonna fan girling. She would be much better off focusing on making good music, her schtick is gawd awful boring. German Vogue? Isn’t that like getting the cover of “Architectural Digest”? (Just kidding!)
I am just thankful it isn’t Kim on the cover.