Milton H. Greene photographed some of the biggest movie stars in the world during the Golden Age of Hollywood: Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Marlene Dietrich.

One sentence at the end of the first section of “Marilyn Monroe Style,” titled “Formative Years,” is evocative of Terry Newman’s purpose. Noting how many “high-profile designers” and fashion houses ...