Marilyn Monroe: She’s the face of femintity, beauty, and sex. She broke barriers, shaped the thoughts of body confidence, and shifted ideas of femininity. No other photo but the iconic “Seven Year Itch” image shows these traits. After being assigned a photo alteration, I knew I wanted to use this image to not only show how far women have come in the areas of self confidence, but to also show how far we still must go. To do this, I swapped the muse, Marilyn Monroe with my own muse, Ashley Graham. While Monroe broke standards in the 50s and 60s, Graham is breaking the femine standards of 2020. As a plus sized model, Graham shows that beauty and confidence can come in any shape or size. I love this alteration because both of these icons show us how self confidence is beautiful. This is a lesson that women of every decade struggle with, and that’s why this alteration is meaningful. Another alteration I made was the deletion of the paparazzi in the original photo and the addition of the body confidence dove campaign of different women with various appearances. This deletion and addition is important to the alteration because it shows an army of women who are self loving. With all of these adjustments, the new image could display how body and self confidence were one beautiful and still are. The more that society sees women in a confident, self loving light, the more accepted women will feel, regardless of their appearance.
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