A few weeks before her surprising death, Marilyn Monroe did a fashion and nude photo session with Bert Stern for American Vogue. Planned as a sensational story, it turned into a stylish obituary. Vogue designer Nicholas Haslam tells the story of how it came about.

Schirmer/Mosel. With a text by Nicholas Haslam. 96 pages, 50 colour and duotone plates. Size: 18.5 x 26 cm, hardcover. English/German edition.

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