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Last Thursday Westfield Stratford City and Getty Images Gallery invited to an "exclusive" preview of Marilyn at the Getty Images Gallery. I don't think it was all that exclusive, and probably anyone who applied for a free ticket also received one - at least judging by the queues... While queueing, Wahaca provided Mexican market food from their restaurant round the corner. Despite numerous visits to Westfield Stratford City, this was the first time I noticed that Wahaca has a restaurant there... Food was delicious and reminded me how much I like Mexican food and that I really should cook it more often! And made the queueing more fun, too!

The collection ranges from the "early years as an aspiring actress through to her rise to international stardom". And the photos are absolutely stunning. Or rather Marilyn was absolutely stunning. Even though she was posing for most (if not all) photos, she looked very much at ease with the camera, very natural, very beautiful and sexy. The beautiful outside covering up her tragic life.

A Marilyn impersonator was present, too. Not particularly convincing and I also wonder what questions the reporter was asking her...

Also interesting was the little brochure that was handed out. It's got the size of a credit card and on the left picture you can see how it's held together by Velcro. Inside, is a list of all the activities that were going on that night.

I really liked this as a marketing idea. Very handy as small, but sufficient space for quite a bit of text.