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Maybe vogue masthead like type?

Bodoni, Didot, etc. There are probably a million suitable digital revivals�

These typefaces seem to *always* be used to convey fashion, glamour, etc. But it seems that you are looking for something a bit kitschy�

Yes, kitschy would be good. I am researching for fonts both kitschy and "glam" as I write this. . .

<font class="dontLookLikeCrap">hmmm... scarlett the new marilyn? i dunno about that. mostly cuz i don't know that much about marilyn. i DO know scarlett is very sexy, tho! I saw her in the new ad campaign for Eternity Moment this weekend and had to have more so i went and rented The Girl with the Pearl Earring. (i guess she did look very marilyn in that ad!) I did like the type in the Eternity commericals. It seemed to be a very tall, skinny version of Optima??? If you like kitschy Ribbon also called Coronet came to mind when i was thinking of how to capture Marilyn Monroe.
Anyhow here's a bit of imagry (with type included) for ya...

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I think the 'Eternity Moment' is a variant of Radiant, which is older than Optima, and probably more likely to be seen in the 50's.

nice. very close, would just about be it if you moved the bars of the E's up just a bit and made the bowl of the R a bit smaller. What's the term for what i'm trying to say? (I almost wanna say "stance" but i know i'm just makin that up!)

Hmm, could also be based on Britannic, which is even earlier, 1901. If you want a positive ID try the wizards at the type ID board. I am guessing because it is a logo they have taken some version of Britannic or Radiant and modified it.

Optima, which I think is great, adds subtle flairs to the Britannica/Radiant precursors.

By the way, in relation to the interest of Cheryl, the aura of the girl in the picture, who is incredibly beautiful, is different from MM. Marilyn Monroe would usually look right at the camera, trying to seduce every man and boy on the other side, and succeeding. Scarlett, if that is her name, is not innocent looking, but compared to Marilyn, she is.

Oh well done for the Eternity fonts. I love those ads, I wish I could download it somewhere!

The design will be screen printed onto a tea towel (cotton) so do you think the fonts recommended will look eye catching enough, or should I buy a bolder font? Just asking before I go buying fonts blindly :D I bought "Murray Hill" though.

It is interesting reading your opinions - most people don't think she is "the new Marilyn" as such - well she is impossible to replace. I might design it as "IS she the new Marilyn?" rather than saying "SHE IS!!!" haha. At the moment I am not sure what to write without making it so obvious, you know?

Thanks for your help.

> she bares more than a passing resemblance

What a nice freudian slip! ;-)

Here's an idea:
Since a famous view of Marilyn is her walking away strutting here derriere, and she's gone now, while Johansson is "up and coming", what about showing a silhouette of Marilyn on the left walking away, and a silhouette of Johansson on the right walking towards you?

hhp

And walking over a grate which blasts air up their skirts?

That's by far Marylin Image #1, but I can't think of how to leverage it here.

BTW, I just came back from Russia, where Johansson would look about average.

hhp

>Johansson would look about average

Hrant, what were you drinking there? Send me some!

> what were you drinking there?

The crisp Siberian air. Not for export.

hhp

hmmm those 3 months in St. Pete i never saw any girls as beautiful as scarlett. i musta been hanging out in the wrong places!

Try the tennis courts ;-)

Murray Hill is a good choice. I was thinking along similar lines:

Satisfaction

Cezanne

An image for Marilyn, which I cannot find at the moment, was a simple line drawing in black and red based on her mole, lips and eyes (must have been based on this image or similar http://www.decodog.com/inven/mm/mm25579.jpg). Personally I think that Scarlett does not have the same look as Marilyn, less overt (http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/12/17/images/scarlett_johansson_top.jpg). Just because she is blonde, an actress and is the same gender, journos find it easy to pigeonhole her. So perhaps your answer to the question should be a resounding �No�. As for a typeface to represent Marilyn I would go for something like this http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ef/stilla/?PREFS_SET%5BRenderSize%5D=36&PREFS_SET%5BRenderString%5D=Marilyn+Scarlett
Tim