Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about this here vintage Marilyn Monroe mirror. You know, that gal, Marilyn? That blonde bombshell everyone was gaga over. Yeah, her. They made mirrors with her face on ’em, and lemme tell ya, they ain’t just any ol’ mirrors.
Now, I ain’t no fancy collector or nothin’, but even I can see why folks go crazy for this stuff. This Marilyn, she was somethin’ special. They say she was a big movie star, made a lot of pictures. I reckon that’s why she’s still so darn famous. People just loved lookin’ at her, and I guess they still do. Makes ya wonder, don’t it? Why folks are still so interested in her after all these years?
Anyways, these mirrors… some of ’em are just plain pictures stuck on the back, ya know? But the real fancy ones, they got her picture right in the glass. Like magic, almost. I heard tell some are from the early seventies. That’s a long time ago, even for an old gal like me! They got this here micro-dot design, they say. Makes her look all ghostly-like. Spooky and pretty all at once. I seen some with her in that pink dress, all dolled up with earrings. Looked real nice, she did. And then there’s ones from her movies, like that one with the other gal, Jane Russell. Them two, they were somethin’ else in them fancy clothes. That Russell gal’s dress, that was somethin’ to see, all that fabric!
- Some mirrors got her all glammed up
- Some got her from her pictures
- And some, well, they just got her face plastered on ’em.
I ain’t sure why everyone wants a piece of Marilyn, but I reckon it’s ’cause she was more than just a pretty face. They say she made women feel strong, ya know? Like they could do anythin’. That’s what I heard, anyway. And after she passed on, all her things got sold off – jewelry, clothes, everything. Folks paid a pretty penny for it all, I bet. And these mirrors, they’re part of that whole shebang. They’re like a little piece of history, you know? Somethin’ to remember her by.
Now, I’ve seen these mirrors at them flea markets and antique shops. Some folks try to charge an arm and a leg for ’em, but you gotta be careful. There’s a lot of fakes out there, ya know. If it looks too new, it probably ain’t the real deal. The old ones, they got a certain look to ‘em. A certain feel. You can just tell, somehow. They ain’t perfect, neither. Might be a scratch or two, maybe a little worn around the edges. But that’s part of what makes ‘em special. Shows they been around a while, seen a thing or two. Kinda like me, I guess.
And it ain’t just the mirrors, neither. They got all sorts of things with Marilyn’s face on ‘em. Makeup stuff, little pocket mirrors, even clothes. They still makin’ new stuff too, I hear. Her family, they keep her name alive. Smart, I guess. Keeps the money rollin’ in.
So, if you’re thinkin’ about gettin’ yourself a vintage Marilyn Monroe mirror, well, go ahead. Just make sure you know what you’re buyin’. Don’t get swindled by some smooth talker. And if you do get one, take good care of it. It ain’t just a mirror, see? It’s a piece of somethin’ special. A little bit of that Marilyn magic. And who wouldn’t want a little bit of that in their life?
She sure was popular, that Marilyn. Appealed to all sorts, young and old, men and women. And she’s still famous today. That’s sayin’ somethin’, ain’t it? Guess that’s why folks still want a piece of her, even if it’s just a little old mirror with her face on it.
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