tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-958884796480265166.post6244039935135077278..comments2023-07-23T07:58:29.497-07:00Comments on The Marilyn Monroe Collection Blog: Marilyn Monroe Pink Gown from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Sells at Auction for $310,000.00, But Was It The One?Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600861148143258972noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-958884796480265166.post-41893610749400269002012-04-29T02:41:25.399-07:002012-04-29T02:41:25.399-07:00Yeah what did it for mke was the fact that the pho...Yeah what did it for mke was the fact that the photo of the look a like and the picture of marilyn did not have the same body shape. MArilyns body looks like (no disrespect) the wasp bodies that the barbies had, while the look alike (still no disrespect) has more of a pearish shaped body and her chest to waist isnt angular enough for the dress to fit the way it does on herMaleSewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481233837835864275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-958884796480265166.post-75337945300615931352010-09-16T09:31:28.339-07:002010-09-16T09:31:28.339-07:00Hello.
Great article. Let me help clarify a couple...Hello.<br />Great article. Let me help clarify a couple of things. I was asked by the press if this was the original dress. I did a lot of research and found the follwing: it had all the right tags and studio numbers so I have to assume it was a Travilla, however and how many time I have said this is amazing, he allways made a few of the dresses to check shape and wearability especially in this gown as it was so complicated to create. The dress she wore did have felt lining, this one has not - so no it was not worn in the film. I may have been tried on by her. But it stops there. The dress in the Travilla collection is a prototype and has so many corrections and alterations on it, including at least three cut out linings, which I can only assume did not work. Hense the felt. From his notes he stated she wore two identical copies in that scene as it took so long to shoot and of course no retouching then, any dirt on it and on with the next one.<br />The dress is incredibly heavy and really could not handle to much wearing. So you are right in the fact that the one seen years ago was so tattered and worn.<br />I am still amazed it fetched so much money..<br /><br />Hope this helps<br /><br />Andrew<br />Travilla Estate.Andrew Hansfordhttp://www.travillatour.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-958884796480265166.post-84785273791464107032010-09-15T12:29:06.516-07:002010-09-15T12:29:06.516-07:00I love this article, is really good... if you need...I love this article, is really good... if you need a draw of marilyn tell me ;).... i recreated the travillas draw sketch for these dress... (i se the draw in internet and i recreated in photoshop)...<br />A question, the dress in the travilla's exposition is not the marilyn too? havent the black felt inside... and the belt r strange...<br />Thanks for the article ;)Emmanuel Oderahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05168498324378722821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-958884796480265166.post-31028938610247206372010-06-14T06:54:36.909-07:002010-06-14T06:54:36.909-07:00How very sad....the fact that the dress auctioned ...How very sad....the fact that the dress auctioned did not have the black felt inside is what convinces me it's not a genuine garment worn by her!!! <br />Over the years I'd read that the censors demanded the dress be made of upholstery satin!! which is why it appeared so 'stiff'...the heavy satin would prevent 'jiggling' which the censors were very much against!!! So...upholstery satin lined with the black felt? overkill? maybe...but whoever bought this garment must be kicking themselves right now!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com