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Marilyn Monroe Auction

June 4th, 2005

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Marilyn Monroe Casual Dress

 

 

CASUAL DRESS

A tan and white striped sleeveless cotton dress with tan trim around the neck and back of arms, an elastic waistband and a back kick pleat; worn by Marilyn Monroe on May 23,1957 when she met reporters in Washington, D.C. to discuss husband Arthur Miller's contempt of Congress trial; live black and white footage from that day was also shot where MM can clearly be seen wearing this dress; slight staining evident; two Christie's tags still pinned to garment as they were originally intended to be sold there in 1999.

ESTIMATE: $3,000-$5,000

Included are reprinted images of Marilyn Monroe wearing this dress.

Marilyn Monroe in casual dress