We Imagined 14 Old Hollywood Icons in Our Time — and the Results Are Stunning

Movies made during the Golden Age of Hollywood possess a unique kind of magic and timeless charm. Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, and other icons of that era gaze at us from black-and-white film frames — their hair styled in elegant waves, their lashes coated with thick mascara, and their eyebrows drawn in ultra-thin arches. But times have changed, and today’s movie stars look completely different. With the help of our designers and AI, we reimagined how these Golden Age legends might appear if they lived — and acted in films — today.

Rita Hayworth

Audrey Hepburn

Carole Lombard

Gene Tierney

Mae West

Debbie Reynolds

Marilyn Monroe

Rosalind Russell

Anne Baxter

Sylvia Sidney

Lana Turner

Joan Fontaine

Grace Kelly

Elvis Presley

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