Melbourne Label Kat the Label Has Dropped a Marilyn Monroe Lingerie Collab — Just in Time for Her Would-be 100th Birthday
Lace, corsetry and that embroidered quote — the 12-piece capsule is a proper love letter to Old Hollywood.
If you've ever wanted to get dressed in the spirit of Marilyn Monroe — not the costume version, but the lace-and-confidence version — Kat the Label has just made that very easy. The Melbourne-founded lingerie brand has launched an exclusive 12-piece capsule collection in collaboration with Marilyn Monroe's official estate, timed to what would have been the icon's 100th birthday on 1 June 2026.
"We were so honoured to be approached by Marilyn Monroe's estate to bring this collaboration to life," says Kat the Label founder Kate Nixon. "Marilyn embodied a kind of confidence and femininity that is completely timeless and this collection is a true celebration of her legacy."
The capsule earns that description. Soft silhouettes, delicate lace and organza sit alongside playful polka dots and structured corsetry — all punctuated by strategic pops of red that nod to Marilyn's signature lip. Nothing leans into pastiche. It's the kind of collection that references an icon without cosplaying one.
Among the standout pieces: the Norma Set — named for Norma Jeane, the woman behind the myth — rendered in polka dot satin with white floral lace, and the Marilyn Corset, a structured lace-up silhouette with a detail that stops you cold: embroidered along the boning is Monroe's own words, "I just want to be wonderful."
That quote, more than any of the design choices, captures what Nixon and her team were reaching for. Marilyn Monroe's legacy is complicated and vast, but at its core is something quietly radical — a woman insisting on her own depth while the world tried to flatten her into a symbol. Putting those words on a corset, literally close to the body, feels like the right way to honour that.
The Marilyn Monroe x Kat the Label collection is available now online at katthelabel.com and in-store at the Armadale flagship, 1096 High Street.
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