Jean Harlow

The first platinum blonde star of Old Hollywood

Jean Harlow was the first very platinum blonde Hollywood star and drove audiences crazy with her bias-cut dresses and cleavages – and with her superb comedic talent. Her career and life were tragically cut short when she died at age 26 from kidney failure. Her legacy, her style and her beauty will live on forever though.

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