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Several items belonging to the late Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe will be auctioned in March. Prices range up to 200,000 euros.
Saturday January 6, 2024 at 3:06 PM
The collection includes dresses, custom lipstick and photos of Monroe on film sets. The most expensive item is a black evening dress that she wore during the filming of the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch. It should fetch up to 200,000 euros. Another outfit up for auction is a satin lavender leotard that Monroe wore for a December 1958 photo in Life magazine. The dress features a neckline trimmed with bouquets of fabric flowers and draped chiffon sashes in pink, lavender and cream. That item can go up to 40,000 euros.
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The auction also includes the original program and ticket given to Monroe when she attended President John F. Kennedy’s birthday gala in 1962. There, she famously serenaded JFK with a rendition of Happy Birthday while wearing a sheer, figure-hugging Jean Louis dress that she was sewn into just before the event. The program and ticket are expected to cost between 4,000 and 6,000 euros.(tove)