The dress in question was made for next to nothing, and the design itself was never anything special.
But after it was tried on by the world-famous, without any exaggeration, Marilyn Monroe, the item became incredibly expensive.
The white dress that the legendary actress wears in the most popular scene of the film "The Seven Year Itch" has become the most expensive in the world.
This is, in principle, the most expensive outfit in the history of world cinema.
The item owes this not to its unique style, not to its exceptionally rare materials, and not even to the hands of the craftsman who cut it.
It just belonged to the actress Marilyn Monroe.
When it came to auctioning the garment, the price of the lot was inflated to a fabulous 4 million 600 thousand US dollars.
The dress went under the hammer on June 18, 2011 at an auction in Beverly Hills (California, USA).
But it is worth recalling here that Monroe once sang the no less famous song “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy.
Of course, the actress wore a different dress that time. It was also sold, but for 4 million 800 thousand US dollars.
