Cosmopolitan Magazine had commissioned Barris to create a photographic essay. He pitched the idea of doing a book project and she agreed, but was most enthusiastic about the photography. Marilyn asked that Barris buy outfits for the sessions so he shopped at her favourite stores in Beverly Hills and bought sport shirts, a bulky sweater, a terry cloth three-quarter hooded beach jacket and a beach towel. “I did not buy Marilyn any undergarments,” said Barris. “She never wore them.”
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